Annual deforestation in Libya
Libya: Annual deforestation was 330 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
330 hectares per year
World rank
71st
of 112 countries
All-time high
330 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
330 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation in Libya, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Libya recorded 330 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Libya peaked at 330 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 330 hectares per year, in 1990.
Libya ranks 71st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 deforestation in Libya?
- Annual deforestation in Libya was 330 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 330 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 330 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for annual deforestation?
- Libya ranks 71st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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