Land area in Libya
Libya: Land area was 175,954 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
175,954 ha th
World rank
18th
of 255 countries
All-time high
175,954 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
175,954 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Libya recorded 175,954 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Libya peaked at 175,954 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 175,954 ha th, in 1990.
Libya ranks 18th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 175,954 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 175,954 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 175,954 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 175,954 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 175,954 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 175,954 ha th | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 175,954 ha th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 ha th, 17.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 175,954 ha th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18,363 ha th, 9.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 175,954 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More development goals data for Libya
- Red List Index 0.8885 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 234.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 247.6 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Libya?
- Land area in Libya was 175,954 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 175,954 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,954 ha th in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for land area?
- Libya ranks 18th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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