Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Libya

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Libya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Libya: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 108.11 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

108.11 1000 ha

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

73rd

of 241 countries

All-time high

108.11 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

37.44 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Libya, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Libya recorded 108.11 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Libya peaked at 108.11 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.44 1000 ha, in 1992.

Libya ranks 73rd of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	40.77 1000 ha	37.44 1000 ha	44.52 1000 ha	8
2000s	58.88 1000 ha	45.8 1000 ha	67.42 1000 ha	10
2010s	82.57 1000 ha	69.07 1000 ha	97.54 1000 ha	10
2020s	102.54 1000 ha	97.63 1000 ha	108.11 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Libya

70 Serbia 123.38 1000 ha compare
71 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.18 1000 ha compare
72 Myanmar 109.89 1000 ha compare
74 Ethiopia 107.85 1000 ha compare
75 Tunisia 105.95 1000 ha compare
76 Sudan (former) 98.8 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Libya

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.56 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,300 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.15 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Libya?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Libya was 108.11 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 108.11 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 37.44 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Libya rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Libya ranks 73rd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.