Libya vs Saint Helena: Agricultural land per capita
Libya
2.1 hectares per capita
in 2023
Saint Helena
2.26 hectares per capita
in 2023
Libya rank
24th
Saint Helena rank
21st
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Libya
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 2.26 hectares per capita against 2.1 hectares per capita in Libya, a difference of 0.16 hectares per capita.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and Saint Helena ranks 21st of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Saint Helena in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 hectares per capita | 1.81 hectares per capita | 4.9 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1970s | 5.52 hectares per capita | 1.64 hectares per capita | 3.88 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.97 hectares per capita | 1.51 hectares per capita | 2.45 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.21 hectares per capita | 1.74 hectares per capita | 1.46 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.66 hectares per capita | 2.14 hectares per capita | 0.526 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.35 hectares per capita | 2.19 hectares per capita | 0.1548 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.14 hectares per capita | 2.23 hectares per capita | 0.0885 hectares per capita | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Libya or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 2.26 hectares per capita against 2.1 hectares per capita in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Libya and Saint Helena?
- 0.16 hectares per capita, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saint Helena?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Saint Helena rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Libya ranks 24th and Saint Helena ranks 21st 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.