Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.6597 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.