Chile vs Libya: FAO projections of arable land
Chile
1.91 million hectares
in 2023
Libya
2.05 million hectares
in 2023
Chile rank
93rd
Libya rank
91st
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Chile
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.05 million hectares against 1.91 million hectares in Chile, a difference of 136,100 hectares.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 91st of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.25 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.64 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 317,500 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.92 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 190,450 hectares | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.94 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 106,249 hectares | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.93 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 121,275 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Chile or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.05 million hectares against 1.91 million hectares in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Chile and Libya?
- 136,100 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Libya rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Chile ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 91st of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.