Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Libya
Libya: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 13.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Libya is 13.36 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Libya peaked at 17.64 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 13.36 %, in 2010.
Libya ranks 205th of 234 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 | 16.67 % | 15.76 % | 17.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.73 % | 13.95 % | 15.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.78 % | 13.66 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.23 % | 13.92 % | 15.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7 % | 13.55 % | 13.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 % | 13.36 % | 13.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.36 % | 13.36 % | 13.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 202 Sudan (former) 14.59 % compare
- 203 Uruguay 14.44 % compare
- 204 Kazakhstan 14.36 % compare
- 205 Colombia 13.36 % compare
- 207 Kyrgyzstan 13.17 % compare
- 208 Angola 10.87 % 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 — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Libya?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Libya was 13.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.64 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 % in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Libya ranks 205th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.