Libya vs Tunisia: Arable land

Libya
0.2354 hectares per person
in 2023
Tunisia
0.2321 hectares per person
in 2023
Libya rank
47th
Tunisia rank
49th

Arable land over time

  • Libya
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2354 hectares per person against 0.2321 hectares per person in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0033 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 47th and Tunisia ranks 49th of 206 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9626 hectares per person 0.6859 hectares per person 0.2767 hectares per person Libya
1970s 0.6908 hectares per person 0.5816 hectares per person 0.1092 hectares per person Libya
1980s 0.4602 hectares per person 0.4207 hectares per person 0.0394 hectares per person Libya
1990s 0.3846 hectares per person 0.3199 hectares per person 0.0648 hectares per person Libya
2000s 0.3069 hectares per person 0.2722 hectares per person 0.0347 hectares per person Libya
2010s 0.263 hectares per person 0.2374 hectares per person 0.0256 hectares per person Libya
2020s 0.2397 hectares per person 0.2343 hectares per person 0.0054 hectares per person Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Libya or Tunisia?
Libya, at 0.2354 hectares per person against 0.2321 hectares per person in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Libya and Tunisia?
0.0033 hectares per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tunisia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Tunisia rank globally for arable land?
Libya ranks 47th and Tunisia ranks 49th 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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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

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.