Iran vs Libya: Land area in hectares

Iran
162.25 million hectares
in 2023
Libya
175.95 million hectares
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Libya rank
16th

Land area in hectares over time

  • Iran
  • Libya
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 175.95 million hectares against 162.25 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 13.70 million hectares.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and Libya ranks 16th of 233 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.