Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Libya

Arable land per capita in Libya in 2023 — 0.2354 ha/person. Ranked 47 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 78.5%.

2023 0.2354 ha/person −1.12% vs 2022
World rank 47of 206
Period maximum 1.0928 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2354 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Libya, 1961–202300.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.0928 ha/person1963: 1.0116 ha/person1965: 0.9507 ha/person1967: 0.9061 ha/person1969: 0.8564 ha/person1971: 0.8033 ha/person1973: 0.7497 ha/person1975: 0.6766 ha/person1977: 0.6056 ha/person1979: 0.5412 ha/person1981: 0.4854 ha/person1983: 0.4773 ha/person1985: 0.4584 ha/person1987: 0.4359 ha/person1989: 0.4156 ha/person1991: 0.3983 ha/person1993: 0.3835 ha/person1995: 0.3811 ha/person1997: 0.4004 ha/person1999: 0.3478 ha/person2001: 0.3359 ha/person2003: 0.323 ha/person2005: 0.2987 ha/person2007: 0.2867 ha/person2009: 0.2749 ha/person2011: 0.2705 ha/person2013: 0.2728 ha/person2015: 0.2633 ha/person2017: 0.2552 ha/person2019: 0.2474 ha/person2021: 0.2411 ha/person2023: 0.2354 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.8573 (−78.46%) Average annual rate: -2.45 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Libya 0.2354 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Northern Africa computed 0.1607 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2354 −0.0027 −1.12%
2022 0.2381 −0.003 −1.23%
2021 0.2411 −0.0031 −1.26%
2020 0.2441 −0.0033 −1.34%
2019 0.2474 −0.0037 −1.47%
2018 0.2511 −0.0041 −1.61%
2017 0.2552 −0.0041 −1.58%
2016 0.2593 −0.004 −1.51%
2015 0.2633 −0.0043 −1.6%
2014 0.2676 −0.0052 −1.91%
2013 0.2728 −0.0055 −1.99%
2012 0.2783 +0.0078 +2.89%
2011 0.2705 +0.0064 +2.44%
2010 0.2641 −0.0108 −3.92%
2009 0.2749 −0.0058 −2.06%
2008 0.2807 −0.006 −2.1%
2007 0.2867 −0.006 −2.03%
2006 0.2926 −0.0061 −2.03%
2005 0.2987 −0.0064 −2.08%
2004 0.3051 −0.0179 −5.55%
2003 0.323 −0.0065 −1.98%
2002 0.3295 −0.0064 −1.9%
2001 0.3359 −0.0062 −1.83%
2000 0.3421 −0.0057 −1.64%
1999 0.3478 −0.0052 −1.48%
1998 0.3531 −0.0474 −11.83%
1997 0.4004 −0.0062 −1.53%
1996 0.4066 +0.0255 +6.7%
1995 0.3811 +0.0026 +0.69%
1994 0.3785 −0.005 −1.3%
1993 0.3835 −0.0077 −1.96%
1992 0.3911 −0.0072 −1.8%
1991 0.3983 −0.0078 −1.91%
1990 0.4061 −0.0096 −2.3%
1989 0.4156 −0.0091 −2.15%
1988 0.4248 −0.0111 −2.55%
1987 0.4359 −0.0109 −2.45%
1986 0.4468 −0.0115 −2.52%
1985 0.4584 −0.0133 −2.83%
1984 0.4717 −0.0056 −1.17%
1983 0.4773 +0.0034 +0.72%
1982 0.4739 −0.0116 −2.39%
1981 0.4854 −0.0265 −5.17%
1980 0.5119 −0.0292 −5.4%
1979 0.5412 −0.0321 −5.61%
1978 0.5733 −0.0323 −5.33%
1977 0.6056 −0.0338 −5.29%
1976 0.6394 −0.0372 −5.5%
1975 0.6766 −0.0367 −5.15%
1974 0.7133 −0.0364 −4.85%
1973 0.7497 −0.0274 −3.53%
1972 0.7771 −0.0262 −3.26%
1971 0.8033 −0.025 −3.01%
1970 0.8283 −0.0281 −3.28%
1969 0.8564 −0.027 −3.05%
1968 0.8834 −0.0228 −2.51%
1967 0.9061 −0.0241 −2.59%
1966 0.9302 −0.0205 −2.15%
1965 0.9507 −0.0273 −2.79%
1964 0.9779 −0.0336 −3.32%
1963 1.0116 −0.0427 −4.05%
1962 1.0543 −0.0385 −3.52%
1961 1.0928

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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