Above-ground forest biomass in Libya
Libya: Above-ground forest biomass was 49.24 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.24 tonnes per hectare
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
49.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Libya is 49.24 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Libya peaked at 49.28 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.24 tonnes per hectare, in 2025.
Libya ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 49.24 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 49.24 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.86 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 49.25 tonnes per hectare | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | 49.24 tonnes per hectare | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Libya?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Libya was 49.24 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.28 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.24 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Libya ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).