Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Libya
Libya: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 400 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Libya is 400 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Libya peaked at 470 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 121 1000 ha, in 1961.
Libya ranks 69th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.78 1000 ha | 121 1000 ha | 170 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 197.5 1000 ha | 175 1000 ha | 220 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 314.76 1000 ha | 225 1000 ha | 406.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 463.64 1000 ha | 427.6 1000 ha | 470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 432.5 1000 ha | 407 1000 ha | 470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 400.8 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 400 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Libya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Libya?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Libya was 400 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 470 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Libya ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. 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.