Castor oil seeds — Yield in Libya
Libya: Castor oil seeds — Yield was 1,818 kg/ha in 1972. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Yield in Libya, 1961–1972
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1972, castor oil seeds — yield in Libya stood at 1,818 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — yield in Libya peaked at 1,818 kg/ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 216 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Libya 6th out of 43 countries with data for 1972, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Yield in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 647.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 845.4 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1963 | 1,044 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1964 | 1,245 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 1,483 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1966 | 492 kg/ha | -66.8% |
| 1967 | 1,033 kg/ha | +110.0% |
| 1968 | 216 kg/ha | -79.1% |
| 1969 | 610 kg/ha | +182.4% |
| 1970 | 380 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 1971 | 1,435 kg/ha | +277.6% |
| 1972 | 1,818 kg/ha | +26.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,818 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 857.1 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 846.34 kg/ha | 216 kg/ha | 1,483 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,211 kg/ha | 380 kg/ha | 1,818 kg/ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,685 kg/ha compare
- 4 India 1,918 kg/ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 875 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ethiopia 1,842 kg/ha
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 500 kg/ha compare
- 7 Ecuador 1,638 kg/ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 1,500 kg/ha compare
- 9 Peru 1,360 kg/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 castor oil seeds — yield in Libya?
- Castor oil seeds — yield in Libya was 1,818 kg/ha in 1972, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 kg/ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Libya rank for castor oil seeds — yield?
- Libya ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 1972.
- Is castor oil seeds — yield rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.