Change forest area share total in Libya
Libya: Change forest area share total was -0.1627 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded -0.1627 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Libya peaked at -0.1537 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1627, in 2025.
That places Libya 170th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1537 | — |
| 1992 | -0.1539 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1542 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1544 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1546 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1549 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1551 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1554 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1556 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1558 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1561 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1563 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1566 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1568 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1571 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1573 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1576 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1578 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1581 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1583 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.159 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1593 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1595 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1598 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1601 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1603 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1606 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1608 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1611 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1614 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1616 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1619 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1621 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1624 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1627 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1546 | -0.1556 | -0.1537 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.157 | -0.1581 | -0.1558 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1599 | -0.1611 | -0.1583 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.162 | -0.1627 | -0.1614 | 6 |
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More environment data for Libya
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.78 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.56 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Libya?
- Change forest area share total in Libya was -0.1627 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1537 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1627 in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for change forest area share total?
- Libya ranks 170th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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