Libya vs New Caledonia: Yields of key staple crops

Libya
0.7677 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Caledonia
0.6732 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Libya rank
118th
New Caledonia rank
121st

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Libya
  • New Caledonia
0123196119922024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.7677 tonnes per hectare against 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0945 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Libya ranks 118th and New Caledonia ranks 121st of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2567 tonnes per hectare 2.62 tonnes per hectare 2.36 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
1970s 0.3479 tonnes per hectare 2.37 tonnes per hectare 2.02 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
1980s 0.7575 tonnes per hectare 1.33 tonnes per hectare 0.5693 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
1990s 0.9237 tonnes per hectare 1.74 tonnes per hectare 0.8139 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
2000s 0.7613 tonnes per hectare 1.88 tonnes per hectare 1.12 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
2010s 0.7673 tonnes per hectare 0.9868 tonnes per hectare 0.2195 tonnes per hectare New Caledonia
2020s 0.7672 tonnes per hectare 0.6306 tonnes per hectare 0.1366 tonnes per hectare Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Libya or New Caledonia?
Libya, at 0.7677 tonnes per hectare against 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Libya and New Caledonia?
0.0945 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and New Caledonia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Libya and New Caledonia rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Libya ranks 118th and New Caledonia ranks 121st of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
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
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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