Deforestation statistics for Libya
Tree cover loss data for Libya
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 161660209 | 24344 | 0.00% | 12107 | 0.00% | 11866 | 0.00% | 501 | 2.10% | 28 | 26 | 30 |
| 15 | 161660209 | 15776 | 0.00% | 8354 | 0.00% | 8164 | 0.00% | 382 | 2.40% | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| 20 | 161660209 | 13906 | 0.00% | 7369 | 0.00% | 7199 | 0.00% | 336 | 2.40% | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| 25 | 161660209 | 7324 | 0.00% | 4917 | 0.00% | 4799 | 0.00% | 277 | 3.80% | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| 30 | 161660209 | 6836 | 0.00% | 4528 | 0.00% | 4414 | 0.00% | 267 | 3.90% | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 50 | 161660209 | 1805 | 0.00% | 392 | 0.00% | 357 | 0.00% | 89 | 4.90% | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 75 | 161660209 | 249 | 0.00% | 105 | 0.00% | 102 | 0.00% | 14 | 5.60% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Libya
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 161660209 | 24344 | 12107 | 3398709 | 40024 | 2224 | 73367 | 4076 |
| 15 | 161660209 | 15776 | 8354 | 2310369 | 31404 | 1745 | 57572 | 3198 |
| 20 | 161660209 | 13906 | 7369 | 2058888 | 28132 | 1563 | 51580 | 2866 |
| 25 | 161660209 | 7324 | 4917 | 1141942 | 23874 | 1326 | 43770 | 2432 |
| 30 | 161660209 | 6836 | 4528 | 1072164 | 23210 | 1289 | 42546 | 2364 |
| 50 | 161660209 | 1805 | 392 | 327699 | 9788 | 544 | 17940 | 997 |
| 75 | 161660209 | 249 | 105 | 50333 | 1890 | 105 | 3463 | 192 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Libya
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Al Butnan | 8286732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Al Jabal al Akhdar | 854128 | 5082 | 3836 | 3739 | 0% | 144 | 3% | 8 | 47 | 1% | 5 | 97 | 3% | 12 |
| Al Jabal al Gharbi | 8563266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Al Jifarah | 171819 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Al Jufrah | 11127768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Al Kufrah | 42987554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Al Marj | 1007337 | 504 | 170 | 166 | 0% | 48 | 10% | 3 | 44 | 9% | 4 | 4 | 2% | 1 |
| Al Marqab | 822757 | 113 | 16 | 12 | 0% | 16 | 14% | 1 | 12 | 11% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 1 |
| Al Wahat | 19419720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| An Nuqat al Khams | 634380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Az Zawiyah | 320580 | 62 | 16 | 11 | 0% | 14 | 23% | 1 | 9 | 15% | 1 | 5 | 31% | 1 |
| Benghazi | 1534449 | 211 | 75 | 75 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Darnah | 1851184 | 791 | 406 | 405 | 0% | 36 | 5% | 2 | 35 | 4% | 4 | 1 | 0% | - |
| Ghat | 5219201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Misratah | 2825096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Murzuq | 26746710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Nalut | 6764906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Sabha | 1717506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Surt | 7871107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Tripoli | 243901 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 0% | 9 | 13% | 1 | 6 | 8% | 1 | 3 | 33% | - |
| Wadi al Hayat | 3329308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Wadi ash Shati' | 9360800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Libya
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Al Butnan | 8286732 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jabal al Akhdar | 854128 | 5082 | 3836 | 794020 | 21719 | 1207 | 728 | 1805 |
| Al Jabal al Gharbi | 8563266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jifarah | 171819 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jufrah | 11127768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kufrah | 42987554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Marj | 1007337 | 504 | 170 | 73545 | 7315 | 406 | 685 | 59 |
| Al Marqab | 822757 | 113 | 16 | 21553 | 3136 | 174 | 230 | 105 |
| Al Wahat | 19419720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An Nuqat al Khams | 634380 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Az Zawiyah | 320580 | 62 | 16 | 10963 | 2702 | 150 | 167 | 130 |
| Benghazi | 1534449 | 211 | 75 | 32483 | 190 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| Darnah | 1851184 | 791 | 406 | 127214 | 5917 | 329 | 567 | 31 |
| Ghat | 5219201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misratah | 2825096 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murzuq | 26746710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nalut | 6764906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabha | 1717506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surt | 7871107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripoli | 243901 | 71 | 9 | 11996 | 1567 | 87 | 116 | 51 |
| Wadi al Hayat | 3329308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wadi ash Shati' | 9360800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Libya
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Al Butnan | 8286732 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Jabal al Akhdar | 854128 | 5082 | 3836 | 433102 | 85 | 11849 | 658 | 397 | 985 |
| Al Jabal al Gharbi | 8563266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Jifarah | 171819 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jufrah | 11127768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Kufrah | 42987554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Marj | 1007337 | 504 | 170 | 40115 | 80 | 3988 | 222 | 373 | 32 |
| Al Marqab | 822757 | 113 | 16 | 11756 | 104 | 1712 | 95 | 125 | 57 |
| Al Wahat | 19419720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| An Nuqat al Khams | 634380 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Az Zawiyah | 320580 | 62 | 16 | 5980 | 96 | 1473 | 82 | 91 | 71 |
| Benghazi | 1534449 | 211 | 75 | 17718 | 84 | 105 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Darnah | 1851184 | 791 | 406 | 69390 | 88 | 3229 | 179 | 309 | 17 |
| Ghat | 5219201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Misratah | 2825096 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murzuq | 26746710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nalut | 6764906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sabha | 1717506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Surt | 7871107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tripoli | 243901 | 71 | 9 | 6543 | 92 | 854 | 47 | 63 | 28 |
| Wadi al Hayat | 3329308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wadi ash Shati' | 9360800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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