Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Libya

Arable land in Libya in 2023 — 1,720,000 ha. Ranked 87 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.2%.

2023 1.72M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 87of 206
Period maximum 2.03M ha1996
Period minimum 1.7M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Libya, 1961–20231.7M1.8M1.9M2M2.1M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,700,000 ha1963: 1,710,000 ha1965: 1,715,000 ha1967: 1,720,000 ha1969: 1,725,000 ha1971: 1,730,000 ha1973: 1,735,000 ha1975: 1,740,000 ha1977: 1,745,000 ha1979: 1,750,000 ha1981: 1,758,000 ha1983: 1,775,000 ha1985: 1,787,000 ha1987: 1,800,000 ha1989: 1,805,000 ha1991: 1,810,000 ha1993: 1,815,000 ha1995: 1,870,000 ha1997: 2,028,000 ha1999: 1,815,000 ha2001: 1,815,000 ha2003: 1,815,000 ha2005: 1,750,000 ha2007: 1,750,000 ha2009: 1,750,000 ha2011: 1,716,000 ha2013: 1,720,000 ha2015: 1,720,000 ha2017: 1,720,000 ha2019: 1,720,000 ha2021: 1,720,000 ha2023: 1,720,000 ha
Change over the period: +20,000 (+1.18%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Libya 1.72M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Northern Africa computed 43.05M ha
Arable land — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.72M +0 +0%
2022 1.72M +0 +0%
2021 1.72M +0 +0%
2020 1.72M +0 +0%
2019 1.72M +0 +0%
2018 1.72M +0 +0%
2017 1.72M +0 +0%
2016 1.72M +0 +0%
2015 1.72M +0 +0%
2014 1.72M +0 +0%
2013 1.72M +0 +0%
2012 1.72M +4,000 +0.23%
2011 1.72M +0 +0%
2010 1.72M −34,000 −1.94%
2009 1.75M +0 +0%
2008 1.75M +0 +0%
2007 1.75M +0 +0%
2006 1.75M +0 +0%
2005 1.75M +0 +0%
2004 1.75M −65,000 −3.58%
2003 1.82M +0 +0%
2002 1.82M +0 +0%
2001 1.82M +0 +0%
2000 1.82M +0 +0%
1999 1.82M +0 +0%
1998 1.82M −213,000 −10.5%
1997 2.03M +0 +0%
1996 2.03M +158,000 +8.45%
1995 1.87M +45,000 +2.47%
1994 1.83M +10,000 +0.55%
1993 1.82M +0 +0%
1992 1.82M +5,000 +0.28%
1991 1.81M +5,000 +0.28%
1990 1.81M +0 +0%
1989 1.81M +5,000 +0.28%
1988 1.8M +0 +0%
1987 1.8M +5,000 +0.28%
1986 1.8M +8,000 +0.45%
1985 1.79M +7,000 +0.39%
1984 1.78M +5,000 +0.28%
1983 1.78M +10,000 +0.57%
1982 1.77M +7,000 +0.4%
1981 1.76M +5,000 +0.29%
1980 1.75M +3,000 +0.17%
1979 1.75M +0 +0%
1978 1.75M +5,000 +0.29%
1977 1.75M +5,000 +0.29%
1976 1.74M +0 +0%
1975 1.74M +5,000 +0.29%
1974 1.74M +0 +0%
1973 1.74M +5,000 +0.29%
1972 1.73M +0 +0%
1971 1.73M +5,000 +0.29%
1970 1.73M +0 +0%
1969 1.73M +0 +0%
1968 1.73M +5,000 +0.29%
1967 1.72M +0 +0%
1966 1.72M +5,000 +0.29%
1965 1.72M +0 +0%
1964 1.72M +5,000 +0.29%
1963 1.71M +0 +0%
1962 1.71M +10,000 +0.59%
1961 1.7M

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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