Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Libya
Libya: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 158,782 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Libya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Libya recorded 158,782 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Libya peaked at 158,980 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 158,236 1000 ha, in 2019.
Libya ranks 5th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 158,975 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 158,980 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 158,834 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 158,670 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 158,644 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 158,549 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 158,502 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 158,387 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 158,486 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 158,705 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 158,643 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 158,546 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 158,654 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 158,634 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 158,590 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 158,655 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 158,611 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 158,411 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 158,236 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 158,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 158,452 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 158,651 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 158,705 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 158,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 158,782 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 66855.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 158,782 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 16.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158,670 1000 ha | 158,387 1000 ha | 158,980 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 158,568 1000 ha | 158,236 1000 ha | 158,705 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,575 1000 ha | 158,283 1000 ha | 158,782 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,919 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 452.23 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 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 modis in Libya?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Libya was 158,782 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 158,980 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,236 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 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.