Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Libya
Libya: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 13,300 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Libya is 13,300 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Libya peaked at 13,300 1000 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9,200 1000 ha, in 1961.
Libya ranks 49th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,000 1000 ha | 9,200 1000 ha | 10,800 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,900 1000 ha | 11,000 1000 ha | 12,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,240 1000 ha | 13,000 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 13,300 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Libya?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Libya was 13,300 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 13,300 1000 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,200 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Libya ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.