Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Libya
Libya: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 154,984 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Libya, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Libya recorded 154,984 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Libya peaked at 155,189 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 154,984 1000 ha, in 2022.
Libya ranks 5th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 155,162 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 155,161 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 155,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 155,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 155,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 155,165 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 155,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 155,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 155,156 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 155,189 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 155,147 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 155,143 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 155,137 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 155,138 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 155,140 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 155,140 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 155,141 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 155,156 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 155,158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 155,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 155,157 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 155,156 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 155,155 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 155,155 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 155,122 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 155,114 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 155,091 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 155,076 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 155,071 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 155,017 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 154,984 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 154,984 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.04 1000 ha, 76159.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 154,984 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 18.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,163 1000 ha | 155,161 1000 ha | 155,165 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 155,149 1000 ha | 155,137 1000 ha | 155,189 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,134 1000 ha | 155,076 1000 ha | 155,158 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,024 1000 ha | 154,984 1000 ha | 155,071 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 105,383 1000 ha compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 180,329 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 11,505 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,300 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 99,540 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,447 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 97,030 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 247.65 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 89,696 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 104.22 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Libya?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Libya was 154,984 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 155,189 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,984 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. 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.