Agricultural population in Libya
Libya: Agricultural population was 175,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▼ Falling
Agricultural population in Libya, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Libya recorded 175,000 FAO, number for agricultural population in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural population in Libya peaked at 687,000 FAO, number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 175,000 FAO, number, in 2012.
That places Libya 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 615,300 FAO, number | 491,000 FAO, number | 687,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 377,600 FAO, number | 314,000 FAO, number | 449,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,600 FAO, number | 203,000 FAO, number | 302,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,000 FAO, number | 175,000 FAO, number | 193,000 FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 468,000 FAO, number compare
- 47 Gabon 387,000 FAO, number compare
- 48 Eswatini 336,000 FAO, number compare
- 50 Mauritius 97,000 FAO, number compare
- 51 Sao Tome and Principe 96,000 FAO, number compare
- 52 Cape Verde 80,000 FAO, number compare
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural population in Libya?
- Agricultural population in Libya was 175,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agricultural population recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 687,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural population recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for agricultural population?
- Libya ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is agricultural population rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.