Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Libya
Libya: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.6597 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 177th out of 185 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 | 0.2721 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 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)
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 177th out of 185 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.