Share of land area that is protected in Libya
Libya: Share of land area that is protected was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is 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 total land area.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Libya peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Libya ranks 208th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 206 Syria 0.7% compare
- 207 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 210 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 210 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 210 Nauru 0.0%
- 210 Somalia 0.0% compare
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 share of land area that is protected in Libya?
- Share of land area that is protected in Libya was 0.1% 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 land area that is protected recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Libya ranks 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.