Machinery per agricultural land in Libya
Libya: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.2499 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.2499
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
100th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.3543
in 2010
All-time low
0.0388
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Libya, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in Libya stood at 0.2499.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Libya peaked at 0.3543 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0388, in 1961.
That places Libya 100th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 | 0.0388 | 0.0518 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1397 | 0.0534 | 0.2449 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2484 | 0.2345 | 0.2601 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2657 | 0.2544 | 0.2902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3202 | 0.2921 | 0.3528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2495 | 0.1771 | 0.3543 | 10 |
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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)
- 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 machinery per agricultural land in Libya?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Libya was 0.2499 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3543 in 2010.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Libya ranks 100th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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