Libya vs Turkey: Arable land use per person
Libya
0.2354 hectares per person
in 2023
Turkey
0.2376 hectares per person
in 2023
Libya rank
47th
Turkey rank
45th
Arable land use per person over time
- Libya
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.2376 hectares per person against 0.2354 hectares per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9626 hectares per person | 0.7391 hectares per person | 0.2235 hectares per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.6908 hectares per person | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.0684 hectares per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.4602 hectares per person | 0.4947 hectares per person | 0.0346 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.3846 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.0221 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.3069 hectares per person | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.263 hectares per person | 0.2631 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.2397 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Libya or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.2376 hectares per person against 0.2354 hectares per person in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Libya and Turkey?
- 0.0022 hectares per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Libya ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 45th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.