Libya vs Oman: Urban area over the long-term

Libya
1,243 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Oman
1,399 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Libya rank
85th
Oman rank
84th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Libya
  • Oman
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

How they compare

Oman currently reports 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya, a difference of 156 km² per grid cell.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 84th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 36 and Oman in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Oman Difference Ahead
1000s 0.6415 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.6406 km² per grid cell Libya
1100s 0.5987 km² per grid cell 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.5959 km² per grid cell Libya
1200s 0.4562 km² per grid cell 0.0085 km² per grid cell 0.4477 km² per grid cell Libya
1300s 0.9124 km² per grid cell 0.0254 km² per grid cell 0.887 km² per grid cell Libya
1400s 1.62 km² per grid cell 0.0762 km² per grid cell 1.55 km² per grid cell Libya
1500s 2.7 km² per grid cell 0.2286 km² per grid cell 2.47 km² per grid cell Libya
1600s 3.6 km² per grid cell 0.806 km² per grid cell 2.8 km² per grid cell Libya
1700s 4.81 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell 2.03 km² per grid cell Libya
1710s 5.04 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 1.86 km² per grid cell Libya
1720s 5.55 km² per grid cell 3.53 km² per grid cell 2.03 km² per grid cell Libya
1730s 6.12 km² per grid cell 3.92 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Libya
1740s 6.75 km² per grid cell 4.36 km² per grid cell 2.4 km² per grid cell Libya
1750s 7.45 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 2.61 km² per grid cell Libya
1760s 8.21 km² per grid cell 5.37 km² per grid cell 2.84 km² per grid cell Libya
1770s 9.05 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell 3.09 km² per grid cell Libya
1780s 9.98 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell 3.36 km² per grid cell Libya
1790s 11 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell 3.65 km² per grid cell Libya
1800s 12.12 km² per grid cell 8.15 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell Libya
1810s 13.36 km² per grid cell 9.04 km² per grid cell 4.32 km² per grid cell Libya
1820s 15.85 km² per grid cell 10.03 km² per grid cell 5.82 km² per grid cell Libya
1830s 17.51 km² per grid cell 11.29 km² per grid cell 6.22 km² per grid cell Libya
1840s 19.35 km² per grid cell 12.73 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell Libya
1850s 21.37 km² per grid cell 14.35 km² per grid cell 7.03 km² per grid cell Libya
1860s 23.61 km² per grid cell 16.18 km² per grid cell 7.44 km² per grid cell Libya
1870s 26.08 km² per grid cell 18.24 km² per grid cell 7.84 km² per grid cell Libya
1880s 28.81 km² per grid cell 20.53 km² per grid cell 8.27 km² per grid cell Libya
1890s 33.39 km² per grid cell 23.67 km² per grid cell 9.72 km² per grid cell Libya
1900s 41.6 km² per grid cell 27.29 km² per grid cell 14.31 km² per grid cell Libya
1910s 46.67 km² per grid cell 31.46 km² per grid cell 15.21 km² per grid cell Libya
1920s 48.24 km² per grid cell 34.68 km² per grid cell 13.56 km² per grid cell Libya
1930s 48.24 km² per grid cell 38.37 km² per grid cell 9.87 km² per grid cell Libya
1940s 48.68 km² per grid cell 42.45 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell Libya
1950s 55.04 km² per grid cell 70.85 km² per grid cell 15.81 km² per grid cell Oman
1960s 94.55 km² per grid cell 154.99 km² per grid cell 60.44 km² per grid cell Oman
1970s 239.84 km² per grid cell 262.4 km² per grid cell 22.56 km² per grid cell Oman
1980s 423.2 km² per grid cell 372.66 km² per grid cell 50.54 km² per grid cell Libya
1990s 672.8 km² per grid cell 542.92 km² per grid cell 129.87 km² per grid cell Libya
2000s 913.65 km² per grid cell 719.96 km² per grid cell 193.69 km² per grid cell Libya
2010s 1,052 km² per grid cell 1,018 km² per grid cell 33.62 km² per grid cell Libya
2020s 1,204 km² per grid cell 1,302 km² per grid cell 97.82 km² per grid cell Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Libya or Oman?
Oman, at 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Libya and Oman?
156 km² per grid cell, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Libya and Oman rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.