Libya vs New Zealand: Agricultural land per capita
Libya
2.1 hectares per capita
in 2023
New Zealand
1.88 hectares per capita
in 2023
Libya rank
24th
New Zealand rank
26th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Libya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.1 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand, a difference of 0.22 hectares per capita.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 hectares per capita | 5.05 hectares per capita | 1.66 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1970s | 5.52 hectares per capita | 4.56 hectares per capita | 0.9525 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.97 hectares per capita | 4.46 hectares per capita | 0.4977 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.21 hectares per capita | 3.64 hectares per capita | 0.4302 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.66 hectares per capita | 2.88 hectares per capita | 0.2232 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.35 hectares per capita | 2.37 hectares per capita | 0.0227 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.14 hectares per capita | 1.94 hectares per capita | 0.1961 hectares per capita | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Libya or New Zealand?
- Libya, at 2.1 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Libya and New Zealand?
- 0.22 hectares per capita, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Libya ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.