Land area in Libya

The land area of Libya was 1,759,540 km² in 2024.

Measure: Land area Unit: Square kilometres Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Libya, 2024 1,759,540 Square kilometres
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 1,759,540 km²
World, 2023 129,763,686 km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Libya (2024).
Position in 2024 16th of 214 See the full ranking

Land area in Libya over time

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Square kilometres. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Land area (square kilometres), 2000 to 2024
Period Libya
2024 1,759,540 km²
2023 1,759,540 km²
2022 1,759,540 km²
2021 1,759,540 km²
2020 1,759,540 km²
2019 1,759,540 km²
2018 1,759,540 km²
2017 1,759,540 km²
2016 1,759,540 km²
2015 1,759,540 km²
2014 1,759,540 km²
2013 1,759,540 km²
2012 1,759,540 km²
2011 1,759,540 km²
2010 1,759,540 km²
2009 1,759,540 km²
2008 1,759,540 km²
2007 1,759,540 km²
2006 1,759,540 km²
2005 1,759,540 km²
2004 1,759,540 km²
2003 1,759,540 km²
2002 1,759,540 km²
2001 1,759,540 km²
2000 1,759,540 km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1,759,540 km², the figure has changed by 0%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 16th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.TOTL.K2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Libya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT)