Breakdown of habitable land area in Libya
Libya: Breakdown of habitable land area was 5,120 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Libya, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Libya recorded 5,120 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over five years.
That places Libya 154th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Libya, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,790 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 3,860 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,880 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,480 hectares | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 5,120 hectares | +14.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 5,120 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 5,120 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Libya?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Libya was 5,120 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,120 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,790 hectares in 2015.
- How does Libya rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Libya ranks 154th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.