Annual change in forest area in Libya
Libya: Annual change in forest area was -334 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Libya recorded -334 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Libya peaked at -333 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -334 hectares, in 2011.
That places Libya 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -333.9 hectares | -334 hectares | -333 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -334 hectares | -334 hectares | -334 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda -66 hectares compare
- 157 Cyprus -168 hectares compare
- 158 Seychelles -218 hectares compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares compare
- 161 Samoa -480 hectares compare
- 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Libya?
- Annual change in forest area in Libya was -334 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -333 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -334 hectares in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for annual change in forest area?
- Libya ranks 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.