Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya
Libya: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -334 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-334 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-333 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
-334 hectares
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya stood at -334 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya peaked at -333 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -334 hectares, in 2011.
That places Libya 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -333 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -333 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -334 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -334 hectares | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | -333 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -333.9 hectares | -334 hectares | -333 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -334 hectares | -334 hectares | -334 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda -66 hectares compare
- 157 Cyprus -168 hectares compare
- 158 Seychelles -218 hectares compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares compare
- 161 Samoa -480 hectares compare
- 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
More environment data for Libya
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Libya was -334 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -333 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -334 hectares in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Libya ranks 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.