Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate was -0.1626 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Libya recorded -0.1626 % change on previous year for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya peaked at -0.154 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.4598 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Libya 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.1542 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -0.154 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1544 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.1548 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1545 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1556 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1554 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1551 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1562 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1559 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1563 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.1567 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1571 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1569 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1573 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1576 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.158 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1578 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1582 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.4598 % change on previous year | +190.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1591 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1595 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1598 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1602 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1606 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1603 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1607 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1617 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.1608 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.1618 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1621 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1619 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1628 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.1626 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.1626 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.3475 % change on previous year, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.1626 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.1687 % change on previous year, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -190.7% | -0.1582 % change on previous year | -0.4598 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +65.4% | -0.4598 % change on previous year | -0.1591 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1547 % change on previous year | -0.1556 % change on previous year | -0.154 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.157 % change on previous year | -0.158 % change on previous year | -0.1559 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.19 % change on previous year | -0.4598 % change on previous year | -0.1582 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.162 % change on previous year | -0.1628 % change on previous year | -0.1608 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 71 Vietnam -0.1531 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Moldova -0.1567 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Spain -0.1578 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Portugal -0.1676 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Djibouti -0.1687 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Senegal -0.1795 % change on previous year compare
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 vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya?
- Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Libya was -0.1626 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.154 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4598 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Change forest vs gdp Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.