Lesotho vs Libya: Barley yields
Lesotho
0.3551 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Libya
0.513 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
105th
Libya rank
104th
Barley yields over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.513 tonnes per hectare against 0.3551 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1579 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 105th and Libya ranks 104th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6174 tonnes per hectare | 0.2776 tonnes per hectare | 0.3397 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.3352 tonnes per hectare | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | 0.1022 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.3377 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 0.1535 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | 0.479 tonnes per hectare | 0.1627 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2639 tonnes per hectare | 0.4821 tonnes per hectare | 0.2182 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.3498 tonnes per hectare | 0.5093 tonnes per hectare | 0.1596 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.3552 tonnes per hectare | 0.5125 tonnes per hectare | 0.1573 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.513 tonnes per hectare against 0.3551 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.1579 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for barley yields?
- Lesotho ranks 105th and Libya ranks 104th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.