Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Libya

Libya: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
218th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Libya, 2000–2022

00.010.020.032000201120222000: 0.002 %2001: 0.004 %2002: 0.006 %2003: 0.008 %2004: 0.013 %2005: 0.017 %2006: 0.017 %2007: 0.019 %2008: 0.019 %2009: 0.019 %2010: 0.018 %2011: 0.017 %2012: 0.016 %2013: 0.017 %2014: 0.015 %2015: 0.015 %2016: 0.018 %2017: 0.019 %2018: 0.022 %2019: 0.024 %2020: 0.028 %2021: 0.03 %2022: 0.031 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0.0% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Libya peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

That places Libya 218th out of 221 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 seasonal water area in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area) in Libya, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0% +139.0%
2002 0.0% +51.6%
2003 0.0% +48.9%
2004 0.0% +52.7%
2005 0.0% +31.9%
2006 0.0% -0.8%
2007 0.0% +15.7%
2008 0.0% -3.3%
2009 0.0% +2.4%
2010 0.0% -7.9%
2011 0.0% -2.6%
2012 0.0% -8.2%
2013 0.0% +6.4%
2014 0.0% -11.1%
2015 0.0% +0.2%
2016 0.0% +21.7%
2017 0.0% +6.0%
2018 0.0% +14.0%
2019 0.0% +8.5%
2020 0.0% +17.5%
2021 0.0% +8.8%
2022 0.0% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  6. 221 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Libya?
Lakes and rivers seasonal 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 seasonal water area recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Libya rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
Libya ranks 218th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
258 places, 5,932 data points, 2000–2022
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