What is the difference in arable land between Libya and Spain?

0.0024 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Spain: Arable land

Libya

0.2354 hectares per person

in 2023

Spain

0.2378 hectares per person

in 2023

Libya rank

47th

Spain rank

44th

Arable land over time

Libya
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2378 hectares per person against 0.2354 hectares per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 47th and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9626 hectares per person	0.4991 hectares per person	0.4635 hectares per person	Libya
1970s	0.6908 hectares per person	0.4468 hectares per person	0.244 hectares per person	Libya
1980s	0.4602 hectares per person	0.4066 hectares per person	0.0536 hectares per person	Libya
1990s	0.3846 hectares per person	0.3675 hectares per person	0.0171 hectares per person	Libya
2000s	0.3069 hectares per person	0.2976 hectares per person	0.0093 hectares per person	Libya
2010s	0.263 hectares per person	0.2627 hectares per person	0.0003 hectares per person	Libya
2020s	0.2397 hectares per person	0.2429 hectares per person	0.0032 hectares per person	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Libya or Spain?: Spain, at 0.2378 hectares per person against 0.2354 hectares per person in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Libya and Spain?: 0.0024 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Spain rank globally for arable land?: Libya ranks 47th and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.