What is the highest barley yields recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 0.7405 tonnes per hectare in 1982.

What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 tonnes per hectare in 1961.

How does Libya rank for barley yields?

Libya ranks 103rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.

Is barley yields rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Barley yields in Libya

Name: Barley yields in Libya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Libya: Barley yields was 0.513 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.513 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

103rd

of 104 countries

All-time high

0.7405 tonnes per hectare

in 1982

All-time low

0.1895 tonnes per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Barley yields in Libya, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

In 2024, barley yields in Libya stood at 0.513 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yields in Libya peaked at 0.7405 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1895 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.

That places Libya 103rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2776 tonnes per hectare	0.1895 tonnes per hectare	0.3527 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.4375 tonnes per hectare	0.1928 tonnes per hectare	0.7144 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.4912 tonnes per hectare	0.2533 tonnes per hectare	0.7405 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.479 tonnes per hectare	0.46 tonnes per hectare	0.4953 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.4821 tonnes per hectare	0.462 tonnes per hectare	0.505 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.5093 tonnes per hectare	0.485 tonnes per hectare	0.5469 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.5125 tonnes per hectare	0.5107 tonnes per hectare	0.5131 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Libya

100 Bolivia 0.8796 tonnes per hectare compare
101 Rwanda 0.8649 tonnes per hectare compare
102 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6651 tonnes per hectare compare
104 Lesotho 0.3551 tonnes per hectare compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Libya

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 901,647 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 12.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yields in Libya?: Barley yields in Libya was 0.513 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest barley yields recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 0.7405 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
How does Libya rank for barley yields?: Libya ranks 103rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
Is barley yields rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Barley yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.