Cropland — Area per capita in Libya
Libya: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.28 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.28 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Libya peaked at 1.27 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.28 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Libya 54th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 1.12 ha/cap | 1 ha/cap | 1.27 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.815 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 0.97 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.547 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.456 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.365 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.284 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 — Share in Land area 1.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Libya?
- Cropland — area per capita in Libya was 0.28 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Libya ranks 54th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.