Deforestation statistics for Libya
Libya: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 6,871,292 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.40% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 4 |
| Net migration | -1,999 |
| Fertility rate | 2.3 |
| Median age | 29 |
| Urban population share | 78% |
Libya: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 1,759,540 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 6,833 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 273 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.0% |
Libya: Annual forest and tree cover data
Libya: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 17 2002: 40 2003: 25 2004: 10 2005: 22 2006: 16 2007: 4 2008: 6 2009: 6 2010: 9 2011: 9 2012: 5 2013: 81 2014: 4 2015: 0 2016: 1 2017: 10 2018: 3 2019: 2 2020: 1 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Butnan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| An Nuqat al Khams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Az Zawiyah | 62 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 25.1% |
| Benghazi | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Darnah | 791 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4.5% |
| Misratah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nalut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Surt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Al Jabal al Akhdar | 5,081 | 35 | 13 | 89 | 10 | 147 | 2.9% |
| Tripoli | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12.8% |
| Al Jabal al Gharbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Al Jifarah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Al Kufrah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Al Marj | 504 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 9.6% |
| Al Marqab | 113 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14.2% |
| Al Wahat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
2019 forest data for Libya | Archived forest data for Libya | Forest data for Libya
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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