Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya
Libya: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 817.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya stood at 817.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya peaked at 817.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 615.4%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 4th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 615.4% | — |
| 2001 | 632.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 648.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 665.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 681.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 698.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 715.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 732.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 749.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 766.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 783.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 800.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 817.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 817.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 65.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 817.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 112.9%, 7.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690.3% | 615.4% | 766.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 812.0% | 783.1% | 817.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 817.1% | 817.1% | 817.1% | 4 |
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 freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Libya was 817.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 817.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.4% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Libya ranks 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).