Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya
Libya: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 15.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Libya, 2005β2022
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 87th of 232 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.
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 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 44,832 t (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 87th out of 232 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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