Environment in Libya

1,858 indicators covering environment for Libya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 down 93.1% 113th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 8.84 2022 down 35.0% 137th
Exported deforestation 0 hectares 2023 150th
Imported deforestation 1,507 hectares 2023 down 43.1% 122nd
Deforestation embedded in trade 1,507 hectares 2023 down 43.1% 89th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 2.06 square meters 2023 down 50.9% 116th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.2 % 2021 unchanged 127th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.0765 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 2.8% 103rd
Industrial water withdrawal 280.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 77th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 16,883 1000 USD 2024 up 93.5% 86th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,046 t 2024 down 23.5% 107th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 80th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 8.80 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 2,046.3% 94th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 124th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 125th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 307.08 t 2014 up 56.4% 31st
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 3,174 1000 USD 2014 up 74.6% 17th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 15,350 Hectares 2020 down 0.0% 52nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,720 Hectares 2020 up 0.2% 80th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,050 Hectares 2020 down 0.0% 81st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 217 Hectares 2020 unchanged 133rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 175,954 Hectares 2020 unchanged 16th
Urea — Export quantity 759.65 t 2024 down 99.6% 83rd
Urea — Export value 305.09 1000 USD 2024 down 99.6% 87th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 141st
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Food 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 0.03 kg/cap 2023 down 82.4% 189th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 22.88 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 7,280.6% 64th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 0.06 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 78.6% 191st
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 164.09 million Kcal 2023 down 74.8% 171st
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.01 g/cap/d 2023 down 75.0% 186th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 23.68 t 2023 down 74.8% 171st
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0 g/cap/d 2023 down 100.0% 185th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 7.79 t 2023 down 74.7% 171st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 857 t 2016 unchanged 48th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 332 1000 USD 2016 unchanged 53rd
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 33.35 1000 USD 2024 up 173.8% 78th
Freshwater Fish — Production 0 1000 t 2023 145th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 99th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 27.97 t 2024 up 180.3% 76th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 0.0% 2025 227th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2025 172nd
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2025 174th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 0.0% 2025 182nd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.0% 2025 241st
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 0.0% 2025 185th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 21 m3 2016 134th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2016 150th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 93.8% 122nd
Wood pellets — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 137th
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 10.93 t 2020 down 94.4% 106th
NPK fertilizers — Export value 7.16 1000 USD 2020 down 89.4% 108th
Drivers of deforestation 0.17 hectares 2023 down 70.2% 153rd
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 27 t 2024 up 68.8% 135th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 16 1000 USD 2024 up 433.3% 140th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 512.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 26.5% 34th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 125.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 56.5% 71st
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 26 t 2024 116th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 16 1000 USD 2024 117th