Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Libya
Libya: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1422 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Libya, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1422 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Libya peaked at 1.13 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1395, in 2016.
That places Libya 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7608 | 0.4713 | 1.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3999 | 0.279 | 0.7115 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2421 | 0.2193 | 0.2716 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1983 | 0.1615 | 0.2192 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1669 | 0.1579 | 0.1844 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.143 | 0.1395 | 0.1488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1417 | 0.1414 | 0.1422 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Libya?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Libya was 0.1422 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1395 in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Libya ranks 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).