Libya vs USSR: Agricultural land per capita
Libya
2.1 hectares per capita
in 2023
USSR
1.9 hectares per capita
in 1991
Libya rank
24th
USSR rank
25th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Libya
- USSR
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.1 hectares per capita against 1.9 hectares per capita in USSR, a difference of 0.2 hectares per capita.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 24th and USSR ranks 25th of 226 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 hectares per capita | 2.38 hectares per capita | 4.33 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1970s | 5.52 hectares per capita | 2.18 hectares per capita | 3.33 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.97 hectares per capita | 2.01 hectares per capita | 1.96 hectares per capita | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.44 hectares per capita | 1.9 hectares per capita | 1.53 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 USSR?
- Libya, at 2.1 hectares per capita against 1.9 hectares per capita in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Libya and USSR?
- 0.2 hectares per capita, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Libya and USSR rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Libya ranks 24th and USSR ranks 25th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.