World Bank · Agriculture

Libya: Arable land (% of land area)

0.98percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Libya from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.978
20230.978
20220.978
20210.978
20200.978
20190.978
20180.978
20170.978
20160.978
20150.978
20140.978
20130.978
20120.978
20110.975
20100.975
20090.995
20080.995
20070.995
20060.995
20050.995
20040.995
20031.032
20021.032
20011.032
20001.032
19991.032
19981.032
19971.153
19961.153
19951.063
19941.037
19931.032
19921.032
19911.029
19901.026
19891.026
19881.023
19871.023
19861.02
19851.016
19841.012
19831.009
19821.003
19810.999
19800.996
19790.995
19780.995
19770.992
19760.989
19750.989
19740.986
19730.986
19720.983
19710.983
19700.98
19690.98
19680.98
19670.978
19660.978
19650.975
19640.975
19630.972
19620.972
19610.966

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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