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 206th out of 237 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.
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
- 203 New Caledonia 9.8 % compare
- 204 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.54 % compare
- 205 Palau 9.35 % compare
- 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 208 Kuwait 8.42 % compare
- 209 United States Virgin Islands 8.28 % compare
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 — 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 206th out of 237 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.