Libya exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Libya in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 49.7K | 0.0M | $4.5B | 3.89% | 0.00% | 12.89% |
| IND | 25.4K | 0.0M | $2.6B | 1.99% | 0.00% | 7.45% |
| RES | 1,202.0K | 7.5M | $27.6B | 94.12% | 100.00% | 79.66% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Libya.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Libya.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Libya.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Tripoli | 237.6K | 1,388.0K | $6,450.5M | 18.60% | 18.61% | 18.61% |
| Benghazi | 147.3K | 862.2K | $3,970.3M | 11.53% | 11.56% | 11.45% |
| Misrata | 129.0K | 743.2K | $3,648.1M | 10.10% | 9.96% | 10.52% |
| Jafara | 100.6K | 587.0K | $2,744.6M | 7.88% | 7.87% | 7.92% |
| Murqub | 93.5K | 545.3K | $2,554.3M | 7.32% | 7.31% | 7.37% |
| Jabal al Gharbi | 69.3K | 405.8K | $1,869.5M | 5.43% | 5.44% | 5.39% |
| Nuqat al Khams | 64.9K | 378.2K | $1,780.5M | 5.09% | 5.07% | 5.14% |
| Zawiya | 64.1K | 374.1K | $1,743.9M | 5.02% | 5.02% | 5.03% |
| Marj | 55.6K | 331.1K | $1,430.0M | 4.35% | 4.44% | 4.12% |
| Jabal al Akhdar | 45.7K | 268.2K | $1,224.8M | 3.58% | 3.60% | 3.53% |
| Al Wahat | 39.1K | 228.0K | $1,059.6M | 3.06% | 3.06% | 3.06% |
| Derna | 37.0K | 216.9K | $986.0M | 2.89% | 2.91% | 2.84% |
| Butnan | 35.8K | 209.7K | $959.7M | 2.80% | 2.81% | 2.77% |
| Sirte | 31.3K | 183.4K | $844.4M | 2.45% | 2.46% | 2.44% |
| Sabha | 27.8K | 161.9K | $755.0M | 2.17% | 2.17% | 2.18% |
| Nalut | 21.0K | 122.2K | $571.6M | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.65% |
| Wadi ash Shati | 17.5K | 102.3K | $467.8M | 1.37% | 1.37% | 1.35% |
| Murzuq | 17.1K | 100.4K | $458.2M | 1.34% | 1.35% | 1.32% |
| Wadi al Hayaa | 16.8K | 98.2K | $451.3M | 1.32% | 1.32% | 1.30% |
| Jufra | 11.1K | 64.5K | $299.2M | 0.87% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
| Kufra | 10.0K | 58.5K | $268.1M | 0.79% | 0.78% | 0.77% |
| Ghat | 5.0K | 29.5K | $131.3M | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.38% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Libya.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 64,284 | 452.7K | $2,957.5M | 5.03% | 6.07% | 8.53% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 80,441 | 452.7K | $2,533.1M | 6.30% | 6.07% | 7.31% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 82,737 | 465.6K | $2,452.3M | 6.48% | 6.24% | 7.07% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 107,611 | 605.6K | $2,104.1M | 8.43% | 8.12% | 6.07% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 107,611 | 605.6K | $2,104.1M | 8.43% | 8.12% | 6.07% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 84,859 | 465.6K | $1,497.6M | 6.64% | 6.24% | 4.32% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 110,370 | 605.6K | $1,284.9M | 8.64% | 8.12% | 3.71% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 110,370 | 605.6K | $1,284.9M | 8.64% | 8.12% | 3.71% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 25,712 | 181.1K | $1,183.0M | 2.01% | 2.43% | 3.41% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 32,179 | 181.1K | $1,013.3M | 2.52% | 2.43% | 2.92% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 2,946 | 194.0K | $884.0M | 0.23% | 2.60% | 2.55% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 28,964 | 163.0K | $789.7M | 2.27% | 2.19% | 2.28% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 12,861 | 90.5K | $591.5M | 1.01% | 1.21% | 1.71% |
| ADO|ST|E | E+ETO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 93,693 | 514.1K | $564.3M | 7.34% | 6.89% | 1.63% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 16,084 | 90.5K | $506.6M | 1.26% | 1.21% | 1.46% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 29,704 | 163.0K | $482.3M | 2.33% | 2.19% | 1.39% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 2,357 | 103.5K | $471.5M | 0.18% | 1.39% | 1.36% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 7,951 | 44.7K | $461.2M | 0.62% | 0.60% | 1.33% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 23,571 | 129.3K | $442.0M | 1.85% | 1.73% | 1.27% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 43,392 | 244.2K | $438.9M | 3.40% | 3.27% | 1.27% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 1,713 | 0.0K | $385.2M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 1.11% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 10,272 | 57.8K | $365.4M | 0.80% | 0.78% | 1.05% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 1,179 | 77.6K | $353.6M | 0.09% | 1.04% | 1.02% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 2,569 | 0.0K | $333.9M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.96% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 2,643 | 0.0K | $323.2M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.93% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 5,280 | 0.0K | $323.2M | 0.41% | 0.00% | 0.93% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,358 | 0.0K | $315.9M | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.91% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 8,156 | 44.7K | $281.7M | 0.64% | 0.60% | 0.81% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 735 | 64.7K | $276.2M | 0.06% | 0.87% | 0.80% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 3,176 | 22.1K | $268.1M | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.77% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 44,509 | 244.2K | $268.1M | 3.49% | 3.27% | 0.77% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 440 | 0.0K | $263.3M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.76% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,896 | 0.0K | $255.0M | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.74% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 6,377 | 0.0K | $248.7M | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.72% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 6,377 | 0.0K | $248.7M | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.72% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 3,191 | 0.0K | $248.7M | 0.25% | 0.00% | 0.72% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 3,191 | 0.0K | $248.7M | 0.25% | 0.00% | 0.72% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,113 | 0.0K | $228.3M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.66% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 20,395 | 111.9K | $227.8M | 1.60% | 1.50% | 0.66% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 10,537 | 57.8K | $223.2M | 0.83% | 0.78% | 0.64% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,320 | 0.0K | $204.0M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.59% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,458 | 63.8K | $191.6M | 0.11% | 0.85% | 0.55% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,458 | 63.8K | $191.6M | 0.11% | 0.85% | 0.55% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 971 | 0.0K | $185.4M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.53% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 9,431 | 51.7K | $176.8M | 0.74% | 0.69% | 0.51% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 591 | 38.8K | $176.8M | 0.05% | 0.52% | 0.51% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 16,095 | 88.3K | $170.6M | 1.26% | 1.18% | 0.49% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 2,947 | 0.0K | $155.5M | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 2,947 | 0.0K | $155.5M | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.45% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 687 | 0.0K | $153.8M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 769 | 0.0K | $148.4M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,546 | 0.0K | $145.9M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.42% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2,426 | 0.0K | $142.2M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.41% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 4,863 | 0.0K | $142.2M | 0.38% | 0.00% | 0.41% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,028 | 0.0K | $133.5M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 975 | 0.0K | $112.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.33% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 975 | 0.0K | $112.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.33% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 296 | 25.9K | $110.5M | 0.02% | 0.35% | 0.32% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 71 | 0.0K | $109.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.32% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 516 | 0.0K | $105.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 839 | 0.0K | $103.9M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,681 | 0.0K | $103.8M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.30% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 173 | 0.0K | $103.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,163 | 0.0K | $102.0M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.29% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 232 | 0.0K | $96.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,465 | 0.0K | $95.4M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,046 | 0.0K | $92.1M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 4,713 | 25.9K | $88.4M | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 336 | 0.0K | $75.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.22% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 867 | 0.0K | $75.1M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 435 | 0.0K | $74.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 393 | 0.0K | $73.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 392 | 17.2K | $71.9M | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.21% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 508 | 0.0K | $66.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 350 | 0.0K | $66.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 147 | 12.9K | $55.2M | 0.01% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 576 | 0.0K | $51.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.15% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 87 | 0.0K | $50.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.15% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 587 | 25.7K | $40.0M | 0.05% | 0.34% | 0.12% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 138 | 0.0K | $39.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 27 | 0.0K | $39.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 589 | 0.0K | $38.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 199 | 0.0K | $36.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 552 | 0.0K | $34.3M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 283 | 0.0K | $34.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 141 | 6.0K | $33.1M | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.10% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 124 | 0.0K | $32.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 124 | 0.0K | $32.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 239 | 0.0K | $21.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 288 | 0.0K | $18.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 89 | 0.0K | $18.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 11 | 0.0K | $15.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 76 | 0.0K | $14.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 31 | 0.0K | $12.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 8 | 0.0K | $2.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |