Agricultural land — Area in Libya
Libya: Agricultural land — Area was 15,350 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Libya stood at 15,350 1000 ha.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Libya peaked at 15,666 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11,170 1000 ha, in 1961.
Libya ranks 62nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,997 1000 ha | 11,170 1000 ha | 12,820 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,952 1000 ha | 13,025 1000 ha | 14,875 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,356 1000 ha | 15,080 1000 ha | 15,445 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,507 1000 ha | 15,450 1000 ha | 15,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,411 1000 ha | 15,385 1000 ha | 15,450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,351 1000 ha | 15,350 1000 ha | 15,355 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,350 1000 ha | 15,350 1000 ha | 15,350 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.15 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Libya?
- Agricultural land — area in Libya was 15,350 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 15,666 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,170 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for agricultural land — area?
- Libya ranks 62nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.