Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
168th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2373 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.2373 metric tons per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1971.
Libya ranks 168th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0707 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 0.073 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0672 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0884 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0907 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0994 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0869 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1166 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0469 metric tons per square kilometre | -59.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1972 | 0.091 metric tons per square kilometre | +215.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1558 metric tons per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1062 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1536 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1892 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 metric tons per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1701 metric tons per square kilometre | +170.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1408 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1664 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2373 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1564 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1333 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1619 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1568 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.161 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1829 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1549 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.124 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1024 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0939 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0833 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0908 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1172 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1238 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1232 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1242 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1328 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1215 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1212 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1224 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1384 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1564 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1753 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1739 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.173 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1447 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1701 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1191 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1589 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1248 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.119 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.119 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.21 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre 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 | +215.2% | 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.091 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +170.2% | 0.0629 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1701 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0836 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1166 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1126 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1892 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1619 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2373 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0833 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1549 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.124 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1212 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1328 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1191 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1753 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1189 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 165 Gabon 0.1856 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 166 New Caledonia 0.1594 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 167 Botswana 0.1316 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1175 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 170 Cape Verde 0.1151 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 171 Barbados 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre 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 cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Libya was 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2373 metric tons per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 168th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.