Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Libya
Libya: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 65.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Libya, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 65.6% for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in 2025.
That represents a change of up 50.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Libya peaked at 98.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2022.
That places Libya 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1800s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 88.1% | 86.0% | 88.3% | 9 |
| 1960s | 89.2% | 88.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 93.6% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 93.2% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 93.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 41.5% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 40.4% | 65.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 56.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 2,049 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 139.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 30.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 1,541 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 2,614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 4,806 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.8811 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Libya?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Libya was 65.6% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Libya ranks 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.