Forest land — Area in Libya
Libya: Forest land — Area was 205.33 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Libya is 205.33 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Libya peaked at 217 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 205.33 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Libya 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215.5 1000 ha | 214 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.17 1000 ha | 210.67 1000 ha | 213.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 208.84 1000 ha | 207.33 1000 ha | 210.34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.16 1000 ha | 205.33 1000 ha | 207 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Libya?
- Forest land — area in Libya was 205.33 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 217 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.33 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for forest land — area?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.