Reservoir maximum water area in Libya
Libya: Reservoir maximum water area was 3.61 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.61 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
142nd
of 254 countries
All-time high
4.23 kmsq
in 2008
All-time low
0.3801 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Libya recorded 3.61 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Libya peaked at 4.23 kmsq in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3801 kmsq, in 2000.
Libya ranks 142nd of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3801 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 0.7789 kmsq | +104.9% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kmsq | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 1.53 kmsq | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 2.66 kmsq | +73.7% |
| 2005 | 3.16 kmsq | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 3.59 kmsq | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 4.19 kmsq | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 4.23 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.05 kmsq | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.08 kmsq | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.98 kmsq | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.61 kmsq | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.68 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2 kmsq | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 2.81 kmsq | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.92 kmsq | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.84 kmsq | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.24 kmsq | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.78 kmsq | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 4 kmsq | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.62 kmsq | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 3.61 kmsq | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 3.61 kmsq is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 102.51 kmsq, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 3.61 kmsq is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.97 kmsq, 73% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 kmsq | 0.3801 kmsq | 4.23 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 kmsq | 2.81 kmsq | 4.08 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 kmsq | 3.61 kmsq | 4 kmsq | 3 |
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 reservoir maximum water area in Libya?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Libya was 3.61 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 kmsq in 2008.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3801 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Libya ranks 142nd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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