Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Libya
Libya: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,081 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Libya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Libya stood at 1,081 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Libya peaked at 1,235 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 831.22 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Libya 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 980.94 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 831.22 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 878.64 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 958.63 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 993.25 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,055 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1,063 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,091 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,136 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,132 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,161 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,128 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,137 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,039 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,019 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,007 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,041 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,034 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,076 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,192 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1,235 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,145 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 1,092 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1,081 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,081 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 2429.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,081 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 385.18 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 998.65 1000 ha | 831.22 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,078 1000 ha | 1,007 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,081 1000 ha | 1,235 1000 ha | 5 |
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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Libya?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Libya was 1,081 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,235 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.22 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.