What is the difference in groundnut yields between Libya and Sri Lanka?

0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sri Lanka?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Sri Lanka: Groundnut yields

Libya

1.57 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.62 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Libya rank

51st

Sri Lanka rank

49th

Groundnut yields over time

Libya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.62 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Libya, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.91 tonnes per hectare	1.2 tonnes per hectare	0.7095 tonnes per hectare	Libya
1970s	1.98 tonnes per hectare	1.25 tonnes per hectare	0.7274 tonnes per hectare	Libya
1980s	1.95 tonnes per hectare	0.5616 tonnes per hectare	1.38 tonnes per hectare	Libya
1990s	1.83 tonnes per hectare	0.5702 tonnes per hectare	1.26 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2000s	2.05 tonnes per hectare	0.8403 tonnes per hectare	1.21 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2010s	1.72 tonnes per hectare	1.69 tonnes per hectare	0.0289 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2020s	1.65 tonnes per hectare	1.8 tonnes per hectare	0.1541 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnut yields, Libya or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.62 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in groundnut yields between Libya and Sri Lanka?: 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Libya and Sri Lanka rank globally for groundnut yields?: Libya ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Groundnut yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 6,722 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.