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Surface area — Libya

Surface 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

Surface 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 141M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.83M km²
Northern Africa computed 7.63M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface 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 1.88M LY Libya 1.76M EG Egypt 1M MA Morocco 446,550 TN Tunisia 163,610
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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