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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. 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 151.27 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

151.27 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

69th

of 240 countries

All-time high

151.27 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

149.51 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Libya, 2001–2024

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

Analysis

Libya recorded 151.27 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Libya peaked at 151.27 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 149.51 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Libya 69th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	149.57 1000 ha	149.51 1000 ha	149.74 1000 ha	9
2010s	150.18 1000 ha	149.87 1000 ha	150.41 1000 ha	10
2020s	150.88 1000 ha	150.41 1000 ha	151.27 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Libya

66 Sweden 169.12 1000 ha compare
67 Myanmar 163.02 1000 ha compare
68 Tunisia 155.21 1000 ha compare
70 Switzerland 151.16 1000 ha compare
71 Belarus 148.95 1000 ha compare
72 Ethiopia 147.41 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 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 151.27 1000 ha in 2024, 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 151.27 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 149.51 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Libya rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Libya ranks 69th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. 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 MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.