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 207th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.02 % | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 14.76 % | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 14.54 % | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 14.3 % | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 14.09 % | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 13.87 % | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 13.67 % | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 13.46 % | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 13.24 % | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 13.07 % | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 12.87 % | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 12.72 % | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.53 % | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.38 % | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 12.2 % | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.06 % | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 11.93 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 11.76 % | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.62 % | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.58 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 11.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 11.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 11.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 11.63 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.66 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.69 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 11.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.71 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 11.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.79 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.05 % | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 12.95 % | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 12.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.75 % | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 11.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.37 % | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.18 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.21 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 11.21 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 36% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 11.21 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.04 %, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
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 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 207th out of 248 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.