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Agricultural land in Libya

Agricultural land in Libya was 8.7% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 194th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

20248.7% Estimated
Change on 20230 pts
Rank194th of 224Countries ranked
Series high8.91996
Series low6.41961

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Agricultural land in Libya, 1961 to 2024

678919611971198119912001201120241961: 6.4 %1962: 6.5 %1963: 6.6 %1964: 6.7 %1965: 6.8 %1966: 6.9 %1967: 7.1 %1968: 7.2 %1969: 7.3 %1970: 7.4 %1971: 7.5 %1972: 7.6 %1973: 7.8 %1974: 7.9 %1975: 8 %1976: 8.1 %1977: 8.2 %1978: 8.3 %1979: 8.5 %1980: 8.6 %1981: 8.6 %1982: 8.7 %1983: 8.8 %1984: 8.8 %1985: 8.8 %1986: 8.8 %1987: 8.8 %1988: 8.8 %1989: 8.8 %1990: 8.8 %1991: 8.8 %1992: 8.8 %1993: 8.8 %1994: 8.8 %1995: 8.8 %1996: 8.9 %1997: 8.9 %1998: 8.8 %1999: 8.8 %2000: 8.8 %2001: 8.8 %2002: 8.8 %2003: 8.8 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 8.7 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 8.7 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 8.7 %2010: 8.7 %2011: 8.7 %2012: 8.7 %2013: 8.7 %2014: 8.7 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 8.7 %2017: 8.7 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 8.7 %2020: 8.7 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 8.7 %2023: 8.7 %2024: 8.7 %678919611983200520241961: 6.4 %1962: 6.5 %1963: 6.6 %1964: 6.7 %1965: 6.8 %1966: 6.9 %1967: 7.1 %1968: 7.2 %1969: 7.3 %1970: 7.4 %1971: 7.5 %1972: 7.6 %1973: 7.8 %1974: 7.9 %1975: 8 %1976: 8.1 %1977: 8.2 %1978: 8.3 %1979: 8.5 %1980: 8.6 %1981: 8.6 %1982: 8.7 %1983: 8.8 %1984: 8.8 %1985: 8.8 %1986: 8.8 %1987: 8.8 %1988: 8.8 %1989: 8.8 %1990: 8.8 %1991: 8.8 %1992: 8.8 %1993: 8.8 %1994: 8.8 %1995: 8.8 %1996: 8.9 %1997: 8.9 %1998: 8.8 %1999: 8.8 %2000: 8.8 %2001: 8.8 %2002: 8.8 %2003: 8.8 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 8.7 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 8.7 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 8.7 %2010: 8.7 %2011: 8.7 %2012: 8.7 %2013: 8.7 %2014: 8.7 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 8.7 %2017: 8.7 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 8.7 %2020: 8.7 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 8.7 %2023: 8.7 %2024: 8.7 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
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20008.8 Estimated
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19978.9 Estimated
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19958.8 Estimated
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19938.8 Estimated
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19918.8 Estimated
19908.8 Estimated
19898.8 Estimated
19888.8 Estimated
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19868.8 Estimated
19858.8 Estimated
19848.8 Estimated
19838.8 Estimated
19828.7 Estimated
19818.6 Estimated
19808.6 Estimated
19798.5 Estimated
19788.3 Estimated
19778.2 Estimated
19768.1 Estimated
19758 Estimated
19747.9 Estimated
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19727.6 Estimated
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19707.4 Estimated
19697.3 Estimated
19687.2 Estimated
19677.1 Estimated
19666.9 Estimated
19656.8 Estimated
19646.7 Estimated
19636.6 Estimated
19626.5 Estimated
19616.4 Estimated

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Libya, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Libya, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/libya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Libya, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/libya.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Libya, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/libya (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Libya, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/libya. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Libya?

Agricultural land in Libya was 8.7% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 194th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Libya?

8.9% in 1996, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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