Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Libya
Libya: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 81.29 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in Libya is 81.29 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Libya peaked at 118.24 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.29 Square kilometres, in 2010.
Libya ranks 125th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Libya, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118.24 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 85.65 Square kilometres | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 81.29 Square kilometres | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 81.29 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.29 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.29 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 81.29 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,874 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 81.29 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.79 Square kilometres, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.95 Square kilometres | 85.65 Square kilometres | 118.24 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.29 Square kilometres | 81.29 Square kilometres | 81.29 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.29 Square kilometres | 81.29 Square kilometres | 81.29 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 122 Andorra 105.39 Square kilometres compare
- 123 Algeria 87.74 Square kilometres compare
- 124 Saint Helena 84.91 Square kilometres compare
- 126 New Caledonia 69.99 Square kilometres compare
- 127 Cyprus 68.77 Square kilometres compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 66.31 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Libya?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Libya was 81.29 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 118.24 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.29 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Libya ranks 125th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation