Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.6597 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6597 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
174th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.8369 kg per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
0.2147 kg per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6597 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 0.8369 kg per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2147 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Libya ranks 174th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2147 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.221 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2553 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.235 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3419 kg per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3199 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2924 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2423 kg per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.326 kg per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2196 kg per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2298 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5811 kg per hectare | +152.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6271 kg per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.398 kg per hectare | -36.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4724 kg per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.463 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2868 kg per hectare | -38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4354 kg per hectare | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3517 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3869 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5502 kg per hectare | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7696 kg per hectare | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7569 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 kg per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1985 | 0.595 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6721 kg per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6208 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6599 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6657 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6745 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.701 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7021 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6965 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6762 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6791 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.678 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8369 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7057 kg per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6521 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6377 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6194 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6323 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.62 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.62 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6228 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6226 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.623 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6217 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6341 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6699 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6645 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6814 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6638 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6668 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6653 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6699 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.676 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6805 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6797 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6724 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6734 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6719 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6722 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6597 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6597 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6597 kg per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.44 kg per hectare, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 kg per hectare | 0.5811 kg per hectare |
| 1978 | +51.8% | 0.2868 kg per hectare | 0.4354 kg per hectare |
| 1965 | +45.5% | 0.235 kg per hectare | 0.3419 kg per hectare |
| 1981 | +42.2% | 0.3869 kg per hectare | 0.5502 kg per hectare |
| 1982 | +39.9% | 0.5502 kg per hectare | 0.7696 kg per hectare |
| 1977 | -38.1% | 0.463 kg per hectare | 0.2868 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2721 kg per hectare | 0.2147 kg per hectare | 0.3419 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4065 kg per hectare | 0.2196 kg per hectare | 0.6271 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6257 kg per hectare | 0.3869 kg per hectare | 0.7696 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7002 kg per hectare | 0.6521 kg per hectare | 0.8369 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6254 kg per hectare | 0.6194 kg per hectare | 0.6377 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6718 kg per hectare | 0.6638 kg per hectare | 0.6814 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6699 kg per hectare | 0.6597 kg per hectare | 0.6734 kg 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. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 0.6597 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8369 kg per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.