Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya
Libya: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Libya 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 191 Curacao 0.3% compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 0.3% compare
- 191 Samoa 0.3% compare
- 194 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 194 Grenada 0.2% compare
- 194 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 194 Solomon Islands 0.2% compare
More climate change data for Libya
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1282 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Libya was 0.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Libya ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.