Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya
Libya: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 4.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.9%
World rank
167th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 1990
All-time low
4.9%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Libya recorded 4.9% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya peaked at 4.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 4.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Libya's 4.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 84% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Libya was 4.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Libya ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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