Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya

Libya: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 13.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
13.6%
Change on year
up 961.6%
World rank
20th
of 184 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2008
All-time low
1.3%
in 2020
Years of data
20
2002–2021

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya, 2002–2021

05101520252002201120212002: 15.9 % of GNI2003: 15.5 % of GNI2004: 19.6 % of GNI2005: 22.2 % of GNI2006: 22.7 % of GNI2007: 21.2 % of GNI2008: 23.4 % of GNI2009: 16.6 % of GNI2010: 17.8 % of GNI2011: 3.8 % of GNI2012: 17.4 % of GNI2013: 10 % of GNI2014: 3.8 % of GNI2015: 1.9 % of GNI2016: 1.4 % of GNI2017: 3.9 % of GNI2018: 6.5 % of GNI2019: 7.8 % of GNI2020: 1.3 % of GNI2021: 13.6 % of GNI

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya stood at 13.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 961.6% on the previous year and up 256.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya peaked at 23.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.

Libya ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) in Libya, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
2002 15.9%
2003 15.5% -2.3%
2004 19.6% +26.5%
2005 22.2% +13.2%
2006 22.7% +2.3%
2007 21.2% -6.6%
2008 23.4% +10.0%
2009 16.6% -29.1%
2010 17.8% +7.6%
2011 3.8% -78.6%
2012 17.4% +357.6%
2013 10.0% -42.5%
2014 3.8% -62.5%
2015 1.9% -49.1%
2016 1.4% -27.1%
2017 3.9% +180.1%
2018 6.5% +65.8%
2019 7.8% +19.6%
2020 1.3% -83.5%
2021 13.6% +961.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.6% 15.5% 23.4% 8
2010s 7.4% 1.4% 17.8% 10
2020s 7.4% 1.3% 13.6% 2

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 17 Gabon 14.4% compare
  2. 18 Uzbekistan 14.0% compare
  3. 19 Burundi 13.9% compare
  4. 21 Chad 13.5% compare
  5. 22 Algeria 12.8% compare
  6. 23 Burkina Faso 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya?
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Libya was 13.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
Libya ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 256.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 9,601 data points, 1970–2021
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Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.