Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya
Libya: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 0.1% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.1%
World rank
201st
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 201st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 40,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 40,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 5,152 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 302 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 190 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 274 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 59,951 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Libya was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Libya ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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