What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Libya and Moldova?

84,010 hectares, with Libya ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Moldova: Cropland extent over the long-term

Libya

2.05 million hectares

in 2025

Moldova

1.97 million hectares

in 2025

Libya rank

87th

Moldova rank

88th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Libya
Moldova

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.05 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova, a difference of 84,010 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 87th and Moldova ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 10 and Moldova in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1000s	619,088 hectares	227,366 hectares	391,722 hectares	Libya
1100s	433,362 hectares	329,320 hectares	104,042 hectares	Libya
1200s	247,635 hectares	475,036 hectares	227,401 hectares	Moldova
1300s	371,453 hectares	454,447 hectares	82,994 hectares	Moldova
1400s	495,271 hectares	431,802 hectares	63,469 hectares	Libya
1500s	619,088 hectares	541,991 hectares	77,097 hectares	Libya
1600s	619,088 hectares	629,277 hectares	10,189 hectares	Moldova
1700s	619,088 hectares	763,026 hectares	143,938 hectares	Moldova
1710s	575,959 hectares	497,502 hectares	78,457 hectares	Libya
1720s	579,880 hectares	532,766 hectares	47,114 hectares	Libya
1730s	583,800 hectares	570,293 hectares	13,507 hectares	Libya
1740s	587,721 hectares	610,191 hectares	22,470 hectares	Moldova
1750s	591,642 hectares	652,566 hectares	60,924 hectares	Moldova
1760s	595,563 hectares	697,522 hectares	101,959 hectares	Moldova
1770s	599,484 hectares	745,155 hectares	145,671 hectares	Moldova
1780s	603,405 hectares	795,553 hectares	192,148 hectares	Moldova
1790s	607,326 hectares	848,792 hectares	241,466 hectares	Moldova
1800s	611,247 hectares	904,931 hectares	293,684 hectares	Moldova
1810s	615,168 hectares	964,004 hectares	348,836 hectares	Moldova
1820s	666,139 hectares	1.03 million hectares	359,881 hectares	Moldova
1830s	672,044 hectares	1.09 million hectares	418,896 hectares	Moldova
1840s	677,949 hectares	1.16 million hectares	480,731 hectares	Moldova
1850s	683,855 hectares	1.23 million hectares	545,225 hectares	Moldova
1860s	689,760 hectares	1.30 million hectares	612,160 hectares	Moldova
1870s	695,665 hectares	1.38 million hectares	681,165 hectares	Moldova
1880s	701,570 hectares	1.45 million hectares	751,750 hectares	Moldova
1890s	742,906 hectares	1.53 million hectares	787,794 hectares	Moldova
1900s	847,588 hectares	1.61 million hectares	760,412 hectares	Moldova
1910s	952,218 hectares	1.68 million hectares	731,712 hectares	Moldova
1920s	950,211 hectares	1.76 million hectares	806,459 hectares	Moldova
1930s	944,861 hectares	1.82 million hectares	878,869 hectares	Moldova
1940s	1.20 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	677,290 hectares	Moldova
1950s	1.67 million hectares	2.08 million hectares	411,640 hectares	Moldova
1960s	1.99 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	277,504 hectares	Moldova
1970s	2.05 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	176,411 hectares	Moldova
1980s	2.12 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	102,319 hectares	Moldova
1990s	2.21 million hectares	2.19 million hectares	20,027 hectares	Libya
2000s	2.11 million hectares	2.13 million hectares	20,600 hectares	Moldova
2010s	2.05 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	48,630 hectares	Libya
2020s	2.05 million hectares	1.95 million hectares	102,503 hectares	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Libya or Moldova?: Libya, at 2.05 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Libya and Moldova?: 84,010 hectares, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Moldova?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Libya and Moldova rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Libya ranks 87th and Moldova ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.