Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Libya
Libya: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 65 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Libya stood at 65 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Libya peaked at 65 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65 %, in 1990.
That places Libya 202nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65 % | — |
| 1991 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 65 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 65 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.93 %, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65 % | 65 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 % | 65 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 % | 65 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65 % | 65 % | 65 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 199 Austria 66.36 % compare
- 200 Luxembourg 66.18 % compare
- 201 Finland 65.24 % compare
- 203 Republic of Korea 64.01 % compare
- 204 Hungary 62.07 % compare
- 205 Mauritania 60.39 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Libya?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Libya was 65 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 65 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 % in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Libya ranks 202nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.