Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya
Libya: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Libya 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 186 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 187 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 188 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 190 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 191 San Marino 0.0% compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 88.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0064 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 63.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Libya was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Libya ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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