What is forest area in Libya?

Forest area in Libya was 2,170 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 2,170 sq. km in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 2,170 sq. km in 1990.

How does Libya rank for forest area?

Libya ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Libya

Name: Forest area in Libya
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Libya: Forest area was 2,170 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2,170 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

155th

of 214 countries

All-time high

2,170 sq. km

in 1990

All-time low

2,170 sq. km

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Libya, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area in Libya stood at 2,170 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Libya peaked at 2,170 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,170 sq. km, in 1990.

Libya ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	10
2000s	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	10
2010s	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	10
2020s	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	2,170 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Libya

152 Rwanda 2,790 sq. km compare
153 Trinidad and Tobago 2,269 sq. km compare
154 Gambia 2,255 sq. km compare
156 Cyprus 1,725 sq. km compare
157 Samoa 1,602 sq. km compare
158 French Polynesia 1,495 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Libya

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Rural population 12.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 901,647 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 659.7 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 164,800 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Libya?: Forest area in Libya was 2,170 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 2,170 sq. km in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 2,170 sq. km in 1990.
How does Libya rank for forest area?: Libya ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.