Agricultural land per capita in Libya
Libya: Agricultural land per capita was 2.1 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land per capita in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Libya stood at 2.1 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Libya peaked at 7.18 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.1 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Libya ranks 24th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 hectares per capita | 6.36 hectares per capita | 7.18 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.52 hectares per capita | 4.6 hectares per capita | 6.25 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 hectares per capita | 3.56 hectares per capita | 4.4 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 hectares per capita | 2.96 hectares per capita | 3.48 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 hectares per capita | 2.42 hectares per capita | 2.91 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 hectares per capita | 2.21 hectares per capita | 2.48 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 hectares per capita | 2.1 hectares per capita | 2.18 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 901,647 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Libya?
- Agricultural land per capita in Libya was 2.1 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Libya ranks 24th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.