Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Libya
Libya: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 133,000 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Libya recorded 133,000 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Libya peaked at 133,000 Square kilometres in 1983 and was at its lowest, 92,000 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Libya 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Libya, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92,000 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 94,000 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 96,000 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 98,000 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 100,000 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 102,000 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 104,000 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 106,000 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 108,000 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 110,000 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 112,000 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 114,000 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 116,000 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 118,000 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 122,000 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 124,000 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 126,000 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 128,000 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 130,000 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 131,000 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 132,000 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 133,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 133,000 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 7.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 133,000 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39,850 Square kilometres, 3.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,000 Square kilometres | 92,000 Square kilometres | 108,000 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,000 Square kilometres | 110,000 Square kilometres | 128,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,400 Square kilometres | 130,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 133,000 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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 land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Libya?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Libya was 133,000 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 133,000 Square kilometres in 1983.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Libya ranks 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata