What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Central African Republic and Libya?

205,000 hectares, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Libya?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Libya: Arable and permanent cropland

Central African Republic

1.88 million hectares

in 2011

Libya

2.08 million hectares

in 2011

Central African Republic rank

31st

Libya rank

30th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Central African Republic
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.08 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 205,000 hectares.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 31st and Libya ranks 30th of 52 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.78 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	217,444 hectares	Libya
1970s	1.88 million hectares	2.05 million hectares	171,700 hectares	Libya
1980s	1.98 million hectares	2.12 million hectares	135,800 hectares	Libya
1990s	2.02 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	188,000 hectares	Libya
2000s	2.02 million hectares	2.11 million hectares	95,300 hectares	Libya
2010s	1.88 million hectares	2.08 million hectares	205,000 hectares	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Central African Republic or Libya?: Libya, at 2.08 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Central African Republic as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Central African Republic and Libya?: 205,000 hectares, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Libya?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Libya rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Central African Republic ranks 31st and Libya ranks 30th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under