Marine protected areas in Libya
Libya: Marine protected areas was 0.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Libya, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Libya is 0.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Libya peaked at 0.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
That places Libya 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0.6 | — |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 63% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5143 | 0 | 0.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Libya?
- Marine protected areas in Libya was 0.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for marine protected areas?
- Libya ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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