Cropland — Area, per capita in Libya
Libya: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per capita in Libya is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Libya ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 7.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Libya?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Libya was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Libya ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.