Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Libya
Libya: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 86.64 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Libya is 86.64 %, 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 — share in agricultural land in Libya peaked at 86.64 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.36 %, in 1961.
That places Libya 33rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.36 % | — |
| 1962 | 82.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 82.87 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 83.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 83.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 83.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 83.84 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 84.03 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 84.24 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 84.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 84.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 84.83 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 85.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 85.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 85.38 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 85.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 85.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 86.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 86.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 86.27 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 86.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 86.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 86.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 86.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 86.17 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 86.14 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 86.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 86.11 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 86.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 86 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 86 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.9 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 84.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.08 % | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 86.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.64 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 86.64 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 86.64 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.66 %, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.33 % | 82.36 % | 84.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.27 % | 84.45 % | 86.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.22 % | 86.11 % | 86.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.77 % | 84.9 % | 86.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3 % | 86.08 % | 86.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.64 % | 86.62 % | 86.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.64 % | 86.64 % | 86.64 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 30 Angola 89.13 % compare
- 31 South Africa 87.12 % compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 86.83 % compare
- 33 Colombia 86.64 % compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 85.64 % compare
- 36 Uruguay 85.56 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Libya?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Libya was 86.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 86.64 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.36 % in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 flat.
- 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 — 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.