Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya
Libya: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 15.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya peaked at 19.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2018.
Libya ranks 94th of 251 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.9% | — |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +86.9% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +68.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 15.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.9% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 19.1% | 3 |
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 lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya was 15.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Libya ranks 94th out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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