Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 61,702 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Libya, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Libya stood at 61,702 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Libya peaked at 64,130 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,000 ha, in 1985.
That places Libya 5th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 30,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 45,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 60,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 60,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61,960 ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 58,000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 57,246 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 56,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 54,892 ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 53,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 53,079 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 52,566 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 51,952 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 52,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51,888 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 52,679 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51,647 ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 50,604 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 50,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 51,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 52,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 52,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 53,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 58,565 ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 61,692 ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 60,233 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 59,959 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 59,754 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 63,120 ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 64,130 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58,922 ha | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 59,920 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 58,297 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 61,504 ha | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 61,702 ha | +0.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 61,702 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 418.5 ha, 147.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Libya's 61,702 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,900 ha, 12.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +50.0% | 30,000 ha | 45,000 ha |
| 1987 | +33.3% | 45,000 ha | 60,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 55,070 ha | 51,952 ha | 61,960 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,432 ha | 50,000 ha | 52,679 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,845 ha | 53,000 ha | 64,130 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,069 ha | 58,297 ha | 61,702 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 Morocco 246,275 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 77,237 ha compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 71,258 ha compare
- 3 Tunisia 198,531 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 57,649 ha compare
- 4 Portugal 73,770 ha compare
- 6 Australia 60,586 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 349 ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 60,586 ha compare
- 8 Italy 53,390 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Libya?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Libya was 61,702 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 64,130 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 ha in 1985.
- How does Libya rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.