Cyprus vs Libya: Forest land — Area

Cyprus
171.7 1000 ha
in 2025
Libya
205.33 1000 ha
in 2025
Cyprus rank
164th
Libya rank
163rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Cyprus
  • Libya
050100150200199020072025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 205.33 1000 ha against 171.7 1000 ha in Cyprus, a difference of 33.63 1000 ha.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 164th and Libya ranks 163rd of 231 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 165.83 1000 ha 215.5 1000 ha 49.67 1000 ha Libya
2000s 172.16 1000 ha 212.17 1000 ha 40.01 1000 ha Libya
2010s 172.72 1000 ha 208.84 1000 ha 36.12 1000 ha Libya
2020s 172.12 1000 ha 206.16 1000 ha 34.04 1000 ha Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Cyprus or Libya?
Libya, at 205.33 1000 ha against 171.7 1000 ha in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Cyprus and Libya?
33.63 1000 ha, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Libya?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Libya rank globally for forest land — area?
Cyprus ranks 164th and Libya ranks 163rd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.