Cropland per person over the long term in Libya
Libya: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.2601 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long term in Libya, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Libya stood at 0.2601. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Libya peaked at 1.34 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.2601, in 2025.
That places Libya 55th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.19 | 1.03 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8445 | 0.7151 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6192 | 0.5534 | 0.6934 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4447 | 0.3511 | 0.5424 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.332 | 0.3279 | 0.3381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.2789 | 0.3227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2673 | 0.2601 | 0.2747 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Libya?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Libya was 0.2601 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1920.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2601 in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Libya ranks 55th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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