Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Libya
Libya: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 5.73 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Libya stood at 5.73 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Libya peaked at 6.05 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.73 million t, in 2025.
Libya ranks 185th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Libya, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.05 million t | — |
| 1991 | 6.04 million t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.03 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.02 million t | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.01 million t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6 million t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.99 million t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.98 million t | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.97 million t | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.96 million t | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.95 million t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.94 million t | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.93 million t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.92 million t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.91 million t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9 million t | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.89 million t | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.88 million t | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.87 million t | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.86 million t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.85 million t | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.84 million t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.83 million t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.82 million t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.81 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.79 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.78 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.77 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.76 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.75 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.74 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.73 million t | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 5.73 million t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 208.83 million t, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 5.73 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.81 million t, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 million t | 5.96 million t | 6.05 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 million t | 5.88 million t | 5.95 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 million t | 5.78 million t | 5.87 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 million t | 5.73 million t | 5.77 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Libya?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Libya was 5.73 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 million t in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Libya ranks 185th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.