Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Libya
Libya: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Libya stood at 8.72 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Libya peaked at 8.9 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.35 %, in 1961.
That places Libya 223rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.47 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 6.58 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 6.7 % | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 6.82 % | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 6.94 % | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 7.05 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 7.17 % | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 7.29 % | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 7.4 % | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 7.52 % | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.64 % | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 7.75 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 7.87 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 7.99 % | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.1 % | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.22 % | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8.34 % | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.45 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 8.57 % | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 8.63 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.69 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.76 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 8.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.9 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.78 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.72 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 8.72 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 22% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 8.72 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.62 %, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.82 % | 6.35 % | 7.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.93 % | 7.4 % | 8.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.73 % | 8.57 % | 8.78 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.81 % | 8.78 % | 8.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.76 % | 8.74 % | 8.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 % | 8.72 % | 8.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 % | 8.72 % | 8.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 221 Palau 9.35 % compare
- 222 Central African Republic 9.34 % compare
- 224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 225 Kuwait 8.42 % compare
- 226 United States Virgin Islands 8.28 % compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Libya?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Libya was 8.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 % in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Libya ranks 223rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.