Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Libya

Agricultural land in Libya in 2023 — 153,500 km². Ranked 56 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 37.4%.

2023 153,500 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 56of 209
Period maximum 156,660 km²1996
Period minimum 111,700 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Libya, 1961–2023100,000120,000140,000160,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 111,700 km²1963: 115,850 km²1965: 119,950 km²1967: 124,050 km²1969: 128,200 km²1971: 132,350 km²1973: 136,450 km²1975: 140,550 km²1977: 144,650 km²1979: 148,750 km²1981: 151,850 km²1983: 154,050 km²1985: 154,270 km²1987: 154,400 km²1989: 154,450 km²1991: 154,600 km²1993: 154,650 km²1995: 155,150 km²1997: 156,660 km²1999: 154,500 km²2001: 154,500 km²2003: 154,500 km²2005: 153,850 km²2007: 153,850 km²2009: 153,850 km²2011: 153,510 km²2013: 153,550 km²2015: 153,500 km²2017: 153,500 km²2019: 153,500 km²2021: 153,500 km²2023: 153,500 km²
Change over the period: +41,800 (+37.42%) Average annual rate: 0.51 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 153,500 km²
World 47.92M km²
Northern Africa computed 2.13M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 153,500 +0 +0%
2022 153,500 +0 +0%
2021 153,500 +0 +0%
2020 153,500 +0 +0%
2019 153,500 +0 +0%
2018 153,500 +0 +0%
2017 153,500 +0 +0%
2016 153,500 +0 +0%
2015 153,500 +0 +0%
2014 153,500 −50 −0.03%
2013 153,550 +0 +0%
2012 153,550 +40 +0.03%
2011 153,510 +0 +0%
2010 153,510 −340 −0.22%
2009 153,850 +0 +0%
2008 153,850 +0 +0%
2007 153,850 +0 +0%
2006 153,850 +0 +0%
2005 153,850 +0 +0%
2004 153,850 −650 −0.42%
2003 154,500 +0 +0%
2002 154,500 +0 +0%
2001 154,500 +0 +0%
2000 154,500 +0 +0%
1999 154,500 +0 +0%
1998 154,500 −2,160 −1.38%
1997 156,660 +0 +0%
1996 156,660 +1,510 +0.97%
1995 155,150 +400 +0.26%
1994 154,750 +100 +0.06%
1993 154,650 +0 +0%
1992 154,650 +50 +0.03%
1991 154,600 +50 +0.03%
1990 154,550 +100 +0.06%
1989 154,450 +50 +0.03%
1988 154,400 +0 +0%
1987 154,400 +50 +0.03%
1986 154,350 +80 +0.05%
1985 154,270 +120 +0.08%
1984 154,150 +100 +0.06%
1983 154,050 +1,130 +0.74%
1982 152,920 +1,070 +0.7%
1981 151,850 +1,050 +0.7%
1980 150,800 +2,050 +1.38%
1979 148,750 +2,020 +1.38%
1978 146,730 +2,080 +1.44%
1977 144,650 +2,070 +1.45%
1976 142,580 +2,030 +1.44%
1975 140,550 +2,070 +1.49%
1974 138,480 +2,030 +1.49%
1973 136,450 +2,070 +1.54%
1972 134,380 +2,030 +1.53%
1971 132,350 +2,100 +1.61%
1970 130,250 +2,050 +1.6%
1969 128,200 +2,050 +1.63%
1968 126,150 +2,100 +1.69%
1967 124,050 +2,020 +1.66%
1966 122,030 +2,080 +1.73%
1965 119,950 +2,020 +1.71%
1964 117,930 +2,080 +1.8%
1963 115,850 +2,020 +1.77%
1962 113,830 +2,130 +1.91%
1961 111,700

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.