Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Libya
Libya: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 35 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Libya is 35 %, measured in 2025. 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, planted forest — share in forest land in Libya peaked at 35 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35 %, in 1990.
That places Libya 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 36 Mauritania 39.61 % compare
- 37 Hungary 37.93 % compare
- 38 Republic of Korea 35.99 % compare
- 40 Finland 34.76 % compare
- 41 Luxembourg 33.82 % compare
- 42 Austria 33.64 % compare
More environment data for Libya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.15 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Libya?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Libya was 35 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 35 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 % in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Libya ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted 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 Planted 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.