Libya vs Sudan: Agricultural land use per person
Libya
1.95 hectares per person
in 2025
Sudan
2.68 hectares per person
in 2025
Libya rank
19th
Sudan rank
17th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Libya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.68 hectares per person against 1.95 hectares per person in Libya, a difference of 0.73 hectares per person.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.48 hectares per person | 11.2 hectares per person | 3.71 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1100s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1200s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1300s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1400s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1500s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1600s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1700s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1710s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1720s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1730s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1740s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1750s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1760s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1770s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1780s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1790s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1800s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1810s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1820s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1830s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1840s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1850s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.13 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.13 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.13 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 7.48 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.14 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1910s | 7.58 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.03 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1920s | 7.58 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 5.03 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 7.58 hectares per person | 12.61 hectares per person | 5.03 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1940s | 7.58 hectares per person | 12.61 hectares per person | 5.03 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 7.58 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.02 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1960s | 7.08 hectares per person | 11.26 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.72 hectares per person | 8.03 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.49 hectares per person | 5.86 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.13 hectares per person | 5.18 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.42 hectares per person | 4.25 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.24 hectares per person | 3.4 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 0.7359 hectares per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Libya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.68 hectares per person against 1.95 hectares per person in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Libya and Sudan?
- 0.73 hectares per person, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sudan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sudan rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Libya ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.