Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya
Libya: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.6597 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6597 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
178th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.8369 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
0.2147 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya stood at 0.6597 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya peaked at 0.8369 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2147 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Libya 178th out of 186 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.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2147 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.221 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2553 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.235 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3419 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3199 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2924 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2423 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.326 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2196 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2298 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare | +152.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.398 tonnes per hectare | -36.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4724 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2868 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3517 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3869 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7569 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1985 | 0.595 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6721 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6208 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6599 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6657 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6745 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7021 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6762 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6791 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.678 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8369 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6521 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6377 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6194 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6323 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6228 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6226 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.623 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6217 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6341 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6699 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6638 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6668 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6653 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6699 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.676 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6805 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6797 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6734 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6719 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6722 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6597 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6597 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6597 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +152.9% | 0.2298 tonnes per hectare | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +51.8% | 0.2868 tonnes per hectare | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | +45.5% | 0.235 tonnes per hectare | 0.3419 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | +42.2% | 0.3869 tonnes per hectare | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +39.9% | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -38.1% | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | 0.2868 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | 0.2147 tonnes per hectare | 0.3419 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4065 tonnes per hectare | 0.2196 tonnes per hectare | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6257 tonnes per hectare | 0.3869 tonnes per hectare | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | 0.6521 tonnes per hectare | 0.8369 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6254 tonnes per hectare | 0.6194 tonnes per hectare | 0.6377 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | 0.6638 tonnes per hectare | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6699 tonnes per hectare | 0.6597 tonnes per hectare | 0.6734 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya was 0.6597 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8369 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Libya ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.