Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Libya
Libya: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 5.72 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Libya, 1975–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Libya recorded 5.72 billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Libya peaked at 5.72 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2 billion cubic meters, in 1975.
Libya ranks 62nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 billion cubic meters | 1.2 billion cubic meters | 1.42 billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.95 billion cubic meters | 1.47 billion cubic meters | 4.43 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 billion cubic meters | 4.35 billion cubic meters | 4.76 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.83 billion cubic meters | 4.31 billion cubic meters | 5.36 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 billion cubic meters | 5.48 billion cubic meters | 5.72 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 billion cubic meters | 5.72 billion cubic meters | 5.72 billion cubic meters | 3 |
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More climate change data for Libya
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 7.46 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 6.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 16.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 817.1% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 0.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Libya?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Libya was 5.72 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 billion cubic meters in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 billion cubic meters in 1975.
- How does Libya rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Libya ranks 62nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.