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 222nd of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.42 % | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 17.13 % | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 16.9 % | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 16.63 % | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 16.41 % | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 16.16 % | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 15.97 % | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 15.76 % | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 15.55 % | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 15.38 % | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 15.17 % | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 14.99 % | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 14.79 % | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 14.62 % | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 14.43 % | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 14.28 % | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 14.13 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 13.95 % | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 13.79 % | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 13.73 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 13.68 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 13.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 13.79 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 13.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 13.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 13.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.89 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.94 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.97 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 14 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.28 % | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.1 % | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.92 % | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.55 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 13.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.36 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.36 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 13.36 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 22% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 13.36 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.47 %, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 219 Sudan (former) 14.59 % compare
- 220 Uruguay 14.44 % compare
- 221 Kazakhstan 14.36 % compare
- 222 Colombia 13.36 % compare
- 224 Kyrgyzstan 13.17 % compare
- 225 South Africa 12.88 % compare
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 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 222nd out of 252 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.