Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Libya
Libya: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 11.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Libya stood at 11.21 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Libya peaked at 15.22 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11.18 %, in 2010.
Libya ranks 191st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.33 % | 13.46 % | 15.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.48 % | 11.76 % | 13.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6 % | 11.52 % | 11.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.01 % | 11.68 % | 12.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.52 % | 11.37 % | 11.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 % | 11.18 % | 11.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.21 % | 11.21 % | 11.21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 188 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 12.2 % compare
- 189 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.07 % compare
- 190 Georgia 11.72 % compare
- 192 Palestine 10.71 % compare
- 193 Chad 10.53 % compare
- 194 Costa Rica 10.52 % 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 — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Libya?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Libya was 11.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.22 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.18 % in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Libya ranks 191st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.