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Land area — Libya

Land area in Libya in 2023 — 1,759,540 km². Ranked 16 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 1.76M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 16of 215
Period maximum 1.76M km²1961
Period minimum 1.76M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Libya, 1961–20231.5M1.6M1.7M1.8M1.9M2M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,759,540 km²1963: 1,759,540 km²1965: 1,759,540 km²1967: 1,759,540 km²1969: 1,759,540 km²1971: 1,759,540 km²1973: 1,759,540 km²1975: 1,759,540 km²1977: 1,759,540 km²1979: 1,759,540 km²1981: 1,759,540 km²1983: 1,759,540 km²1985: 1,759,540 km²1987: 1,759,540 km²1989: 1,759,540 km²1991: 1,759,540 km²1993: 1,759,540 km²1995: 1,759,540 km²1997: 1,759,540 km²1999: 1,759,540 km²2001: 1,759,540 km²2003: 1,759,540 km²2005: 1,759,540 km²2007: 1,759,540 km²2009: 1,759,540 km²2011: 1,759,540 km²2013: 1,759,540 km²2015: 1,759,540 km²2017: 1,759,540 km²2019: 1,759,540 km²2021: 1,759,540 km²2023: 1,759,540 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Libya 1.76M km²
World 130M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
Northern Africa computed 7.61M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.76M +0 +0%
2022 1.76M +0 +0%
2021 1.76M +0 +0%
2020 1.76M +0 +0%
2019 1.76M +0 +0%
2018 1.76M +0 +0%
2017 1.76M +0 +0%
2016 1.76M +0 +0%
2015 1.76M +0 +0%
2014 1.76M +0 +0%
2013 1.76M +0 +0%
2012 1.76M +0 +0%
2011 1.76M +0 +0%
2010 1.76M +0 +0%
2009 1.76M +0 +0%
2008 1.76M +0 +0%
2007 1.76M +0 +0%
2006 1.76M +0 +0%
2005 1.76M +0 +0%
2004 1.76M +0 +0%
2003 1.76M +0 +0%
2002 1.76M +0 +0%
2001 1.76M +0 +0%
2000 1.76M +0 +0%
1999 1.76M +0 +0%
1998 1.76M +0 +0%
1997 1.76M +0 +0%
1996 1.76M +0 +0%
1995 1.76M +0 +0%
1994 1.76M +0 +0%
1993 1.76M +0 +0%
1992 1.76M +0 +0%
1991 1.76M +0 +0%
1990 1.76M +0 +0%
1989 1.76M +0 +0%
1988 1.76M +0 +0%
1987 1.76M +0 +0%
1986 1.76M +0 +0%
1985 1.76M +0 +0%
1984 1.76M +0 +0%
1983 1.76M +0 +0%
1982 1.76M +0 +0%
1981 1.76M +0 +0%
1980 1.76M +0 +0%
1979 1.76M +0 +0%
1978 1.76M +0 +0%
1977 1.76M +0 +0%
1976 1.76M +0 +0%
1975 1.76M +0 +0%
1974 1.76M +0 +0%
1973 1.76M +0 +0%
1972 1.76M +0 +0%
1971 1.76M +0 +0%
1970 1.76M +0 +0%
1969 1.76M +0 +0%
1968 1.76M +0 +0%
1967 1.76M +0 +0%
1966 1.76M +0 +0%
1965 1.76M +0 +0%
1964 1.76M +0 +0%
1963 1.76M +0 +0%
1962 1.76M +0 +0%
1961 1.76M — —

Northern Africa, 2023

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

DZ Algeria 2.38M SD Sudan 1.87M LY Libya 1.76M EG Egypt 995,450 MA Morocco 446,300 TN Tunisia 155,360
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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