Chile vs Libya: Land used for agriculture
Chile
12.43 million
in 2010
Libya
13.84 million
in 2010
Chile rank
55th
Libya rank
52nd
Land used for agriculture over time
- Chile
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.84 million against 12.43 million in Chile, a difference of 1.41 million.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Libya ahead.
Chile ranks 55th and Libya ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Libya in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.49 million | 3.39 million | 1.90 million | Libya |
| 1790s | 1.51 million | 3.43 million | 1.91 million | Libya |
| 1800s | 1.53 million | 3.46 million | 1.93 million | Libya |
| 1810s | 1.55 million | 3.50 million | 1.94 million | Libya |
| 1820s | 1.69 million | 3.79 million | 2.10 million | Libya |
| 1830s | 1.85 million | 3.83 million | 1.98 million | Libya |
| 1840s | 2.01 million | 3.88 million | 1.86 million | Libya |
| 1850s | 2.44 million | 3.92 million | 1.48 million | Libya |
| 1860s | 3.01 million | 3.97 million | 954,920 | Libya |
| 1870s | 3.48 million | 4.02 million | 534,360 | Libya |
| 1880s | 3.98 million | 4.07 million | 84,430 | Libya |
| 1890s | 4.48 million | 4.32 million | 161,660 | Chile |
| 1900s | 4.96 million | 4.95 million | 14,950 | Chile |
| 1910s | 5.66 million | 5.18 million | 484,910 | Chile |
| 1920s | 6.27 million | 5.20 million | 1.07 million | Chile |
| 1930s | 6.96 million | 5.21 million | 1.75 million | Chile |
| 1940s | 8.13 million | 6.66 million | 1.47 million | Chile |
| 1950s | 9.59 million | 7.66 million | 1.93 million | Chile |
| 1960s | 11.68 million | 10.12 million | 1.57 million | Chile |
| 1970s | 12.90 million | 11.76 million | 1.14 million | Chile |
| 1980s | 14.14 million | 13.64 million | 500,700 | Chile |
| 1990s | 13.27 million | 13.98 million | 705,600 | Libya |
| 2000s | 12.75 million | 13.67 million | 919,800 | Libya |
| 2010s | 12.43 million | 13.84 million | 1.41 million | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Chile or Libya?
- Libya, at 13.84 million against 12.43 million in Chile as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Chile and Libya?
- 1.41 million, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Libya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Chile and Libya rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Chile ranks 55th and Libya ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.