Temporary crops — Area in Libya
Libya: Temporary crops — Area was 1,339 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Libya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Libya is 1,339 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Libya peaked at 1,339 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,259 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Libya 97th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,295 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,298 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,302 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,259 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,271 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,275 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,290 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,282 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,295 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,298 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,308 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,313 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,310 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,312 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,316 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,321 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,328 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,339 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,339 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,339 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,339 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,339 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,339 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,284 1000 ha | 1,259 1000 ha | 1,302 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,307 1000 ha | 1,282 1000 ha | 1,321 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,337 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | 1,339 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Libya?
- Temporary crops — area in Libya was 1,339 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,339 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,259 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Libya rank for temporary crops — area?
- Libya ranks 97th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.