Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Libya
Libya: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Libya, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded -0.0% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Libya peaked at 18.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2006.
Libya ranks 132nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 3.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.8% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Libya?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Libya was -0.0% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Libya ranks 132nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.