Recovered paper — Import quantity in Libya
Libya: Recovered paper — Import quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Libya, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0 t for recovered paper — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — import quantity in Libya peaked at 1,056 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1995.
That places Libya 200th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29 t | — |
| 1993 | 68 t | +134.5% |
| 1994 | 68 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 1,056 t | — |
| 2005 | 1,056 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,056 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,056 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 t | -95.3% |
| 2009 | 78 t | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 388 t | +397.4% |
| 2011 | 74 t | -80.9% |
| 2012 | 74 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 861 t | +1063.5% |
| 2014 | 7 t | -99.2% |
| 2015 | 270 t | +3757.1% |
| 2016 | 270 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 270 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 270 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 194 t | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 242 t | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 8 t | -96.7% |
| 2022 | 120 t | +1400.0% |
| 2023 | 133 t | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 539.5 t. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,076 t. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Import quantity in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +3757.1% | 7 t | 270 t |
| 2022 | +1400.0% | 8 t | 120 t |
| 2013 | +1063.5% | 74 t | 861 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.62 t | 0 t | 68 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 435.2 t | 0 t | 1,056 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 267.8 t | 7 t | 861 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.6 t | 0 t | 242 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 200 Albania 0 t compare
- 200 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t
- 200 Aruba 0 t compare
- 200 Azerbaijan 0 t compare
- 200 Barbados 0 t compare
- 200 Belarus 0 t compare
- 200 Burundi 0 t compare
- 200 Cambodia 0 t compare
- 200 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t compare
- 200 Dominica 0 t compare
- 200 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 200 Fiji 0 t compare
- 200 French Polynesia 0 t compare
- 200 Grenada 0 t compare
- 200 Guinea 0 t compare
- 200 Guinea-Bissau 0 t compare
- 200 Malta 0 t compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 200 Martinique 0 t compare
- 200 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 200 Montserrat 0 t compare
- 200 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 200 Namibia 0 t compare
- 200 New Caledonia 0 t compare
- 200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 t compare
- 200 Seychelles 0 t compare
- 200 South Sudan 0 t compare
- 200 Suriname 0 t compare
- 200 Turkmenistan 0 t compare
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t compare
- 200 Vanuatu 0 t 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 recovered paper — import quantity in Libya?
- Recovered paper — import quantity in Libya was 0 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,056 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1995.
- How does Libya rank for recovered paper — import quantity?
- Libya ranks 200th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — import quantity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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