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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Libya: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Libya is placed 182nd of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 8.842 (2024); Water Stress 817.14 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
182nd
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Libya on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
8.842
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Libya: 8.842. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.353 Sudan
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 4.234 · Egypt 2.217 · Niger 0.117 · Sudan 0.353 · Chad 0.139 · Tunisia 2.661
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
817.14
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Libya: 817.14. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Northern Africa
- 18.83 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 144.81 · Egypt 112.93 · Niger 11.02 · Sudan 118.66 · Chad 4.29 · Tunisia 97.05
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Libya, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Northern Africa
- 2.74 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 0.01 · Egypt 2.74 · Niger 0 · Sudan 0.03 · Tunisia 2.03
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Libya, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Northern Africa
- 1.269 Sudan
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 1.362 · Niger 1.175 · Sudan 1.269 · Chad 1.17 · Tunisia 1.629
02Over time
Which way Libya is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya fell from 10.04 in 2000 to 8.842 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2024 8.84 3.210 2023 8.79 3.145 2022 8.16 3.162 2021 7.89 3.087 2020 5.13 2.903 2019 10.61 3.273 2018 9.15 3.036 2017 9.96 3.049 2016 8.65 2.894 2015 9.32 2.846 2014 10.63 2.919 2013 8.14 2.779 2012 9.97 2.770 2011 8.44 2.748 2010 9.10 2.812 2009 8.11 2.799 2008 7.97 2.979 2007 7.27 2.593 2006 8.60 2.865 2005 9.56 2.885 2004 9.91 2.802 2003 9.87 2.918 2002 9.54 2.785 2001 9.83 2.726 2000 10.04 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya rose from 615.43 in 2000 to 817.14 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2023 817 10.000 2022 817 10.190 2021 817 10.460 2020 817 10.460 2019 817 10.890 2018 817 10.460 2017 817 10.460 2016 817 10.460 2015 817 10.190 2014 817 10.460 2013 817 10.460 2012 817 10.460 2011 800 10.460 2010 783 10.710 2009 766 10.960 2008 749 10.815 2007 732 11.180 2006 715 10.430 2005 698 10.250 2004 682 10.715 2003 665 10.370 2002 648 10.180 2001 632 10.130 2000 615 10.070
03In context
Libya beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Libya and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad | 13th | 0.139 | 4.29 | — | 1.17 |
 Niger | 83rd | 0.117 | 11.02 | 0 | 1.175 |
 Egypt | 96th | 2.217 | 112.93 | 2.74 | 1.362 |
 Tunisia | =108th | 2.661 | 97.05 | 2.03 | 1.629 |
 Sudan | =126th | 0.353 | 118.66 | 0.03 | 1.269 |
 Algeria | 178th | 4.234 | 144.81 | 0.01 | — |
| Libya | 182nd | 8.842 | 817.14 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Libya in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Libya is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Libya does better than the middle country measured.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.45No earlier reading
Libya: 4.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 97th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Libya does worse than the middle country measured.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.621.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 1.62 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 92nd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6290.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 0.629 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 99th of 156 · derived.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.490.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 0.49 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 131st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.160▼ Worsened since 2015
Libya: -0.16 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4522.714.45▲ Improved since 2013
Libya: 22.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9661.3760.966No earlier reading
Libya: 1.376 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4439.9847.44▲ Improved since 2014
Libya: 39.98 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 143rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.16.8316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 6.83 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1715.694.17▼ Worsened since 2015
Libya: 15.69 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.184.8918.18No real change since 2015
Libya: 4.89 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.333.14▼ Worsened since 2015
Libya: 2.33 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 158th of 186 · derived.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.0295.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 0.029 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52896.92,528No real change since 2012
Libya: 96.9 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 169th of 181 · derived.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6634.8051.663No earlier reading
Libya: 4.805 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75826.91433.75No real change since 2014
Libya: 826.91 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 6th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.02937.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 0.029 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 161st of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.02932.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 0.029 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 161st of 162 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.73811.742.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 11.74 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Libya: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70861.031.708Moved since 2011
Libya: 61.03 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 1st of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.2350.109Moved since 2013
Libya: 0.235 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 47th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1483.1962.14No real change since 2012
Libya: 83.19 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 43rd of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.691,060325.69Moved since 2015
Libya: 1,060 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9546.8342.954Moved since 1990
Libya: 6.834 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.4031.474Moved since 2015
Libya: 1.403 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37533,10952,375No real change since 2014
Libya: 33,109 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8343.6857.83Moved since 2013
Libya: 43.68 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6354,4138,635No real change since 2013
Libya: 4,413 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 125th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278309,380689,278Moved since 2013
Libya: 309,380 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 114th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.831.73No real change since 2014
Libya: 0.83 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 128th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3622.0487.36Moved since 2013
Libya: 22.04 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 143rd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82421.4713,824Moved since 2015
Libya: 21.47 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6311.6737.63Moved since 2013
Libya: 11.67 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7757.2833,775No real change since 2015
Libya: 7.283 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0080.144Moved since 2014
Libya: 0.008 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Libya: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.968.72437.96No real change since 2013
Libya: 8.724 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 182nd of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.0293.049Moved since 2014
Libya: 0.029 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.110.535No real change since 2013
Libya: 0.11 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 173rd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.080.12331.08No real change since 2013
Libya: 0.123 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 205th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Libya
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Libya’s 14 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Libya’s 12th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade88th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital101st of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 110th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 129th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 151st of 1763/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties174th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 174th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture166th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions183rd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality174th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability182nd of 1862/4 keys
- Energy164th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security176th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Libya can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Egypt96th4/4 keysThis page
Libya182nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Libya on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Libya rank on environment & sustainability?
Libya is placed 182nd of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Water Stress). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Libya?
8.842 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Libya?
817.14 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Libya compare with Egypt on environment & sustainability?
Egypt is placed 96th of 186, and Libya 182nd. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Egypt 2.217, Libya 8.842; Water Stress: Egypt 112.93, Libya 817.14.
How have Libya’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 10.04 in 2000 to 8.842 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 615.43 in 2000 to 817.14 in 2023.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Libya?
No current reading is published for Libya on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Libya’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Libya (banner) — Maher A. A. Abdussalam, CC0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Libya: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/libya/environment