Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Libya

Libya: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 158,782 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
158,782 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 240 countries
All-time high
158,980 1000 ha
in 2002
All-time low
158,236 1000 ha
in 2019
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Libya, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2001201220242001: 159.0k 1000 ha2002: 159.0k 1000 ha2003: 158.8k 1000 ha2004: 158.7k 1000 ha2005: 158.6k 1000 ha2006: 158.5k 1000 ha2007: 158.5k 1000 ha2008: 158.4k 1000 ha2009: 158.5k 1000 ha2010: 158.7k 1000 ha2011: 158.6k 1000 ha2012: 158.5k 1000 ha2013: 158.7k 1000 ha2014: 158.6k 1000 ha2015: 158.6k 1000 ha2016: 158.7k 1000 ha2017: 158.6k 1000 ha2018: 158.4k 1000 ha2019: 158.2k 1000 ha2020: 158.3k 1000 ha2021: 158.5k 1000 ha2022: 158.7k 1000 ha2023: 158.7k 1000 ha2024: 158.8k 1000 ha

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 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
  4. 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
  5. 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
  6. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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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 240 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

Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.