How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Libya: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Iran

0.1471

in 2023

Libya

0.1422

in 2023

Iran rank

154th

Libya rank

156th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Iran
Libya

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.1471 against 0.1422 in Libya, a difference of 0.0049.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Iran ranks 154th and Libya ranks 156th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8569	0.7608	0.0962	Iran
1970s	0.5797	0.3999	0.1798	Iran
1980s	0.3205	0.2421	0.0784	Iran
1990s	0.2196	0.1983	0.0212	Iran
2000s	0.1586	0.1669	0.0082	Libya
2010s	0.1326	0.143	0.0104	Libya
2020s	0.1485	0.1417	0.0068	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Iran or Libya?: Iran, at 0.1471 against 0.1422 in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Iran and Libya?: 0.0049, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Libya rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Iran ranks 154th and Libya ranks 156th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).