Forest rents in Libya
Libya: Forest rents was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Libya, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Libya stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Libya ranks 121st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest rents in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +78.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +50.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +69.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +72.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +91.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 55% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 9.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 forest rents in Libya?
- Forest rents in Libya was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Libya rank for forest rents?
- Libya ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.