Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Libya
Libya: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Libya, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Libya peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Libya?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Libya was 0.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Libya ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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 Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.