Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 93,704 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Libya stood at 93,704 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Libya peaked at 93,930 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,190 ha, in 1964.
Libya ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,737 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,853 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 6,283 ha | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 5,190 ha | -17.4% |
| 1965 | 5,195 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6,161 ha | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 6,573 ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 7,411 ha | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 7,138 ha | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 7,091 ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 11,368 ha | +60.3% |
| 1972 | 17,371 ha | +52.8% |
| 1973 | 21,074 ha | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 25,451 ha | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 24,966 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 25,790 ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 27,565 ha | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 26,076 ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 27,520 ha | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 28,540 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 27,020 ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 24,025 ha | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 22,943 ha | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 23,842 ha | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 59,305 ha | +148.7% |
| 1986 | 61,185 ha | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 61,853 ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 63,681 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 65,164 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 68,521 ha | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 71,098 ha | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 64,824 ha | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 66,752 ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 68,059 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 72,283 ha | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 75,146 ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 77,615 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 75,500 ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 72,690 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 67,967 ha | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 71,774 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 82,970 ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 75,127 ha | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 76,266 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 75,091 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 77,583 ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 78,350 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 78,689 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79,936 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 84,341 ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 84,075 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87,199 ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 88,084 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 88,455 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89,769 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 91,246 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90,357 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 91,129 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90,681 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91,558 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 93,055 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 93,930 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 93,704 ha | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 93,704 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,344 ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 93,704 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,505 ha, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +148.7% | 23,842 ha | 59,305 ha |
| 1971 | +60.3% | 7,091 ha | 11,368 ha |
| 1972 | +52.8% | 11,368 ha | 17,371 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,393 ha | 5,190 ha | 7,411 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,427 ha | 7,091 ha | 27,565 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,756 ha | 22,943 ha | 65,164 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,249 ha | 64,824 ha | 77,615 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,375 ha | 67,967 ha | 82,970 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,006 ha | 84,075 ha | 91,246 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,586 ha | 90,681 ha | 93,930 ha | 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 fruit primary — area harvested in Libya?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Libya was 93,704 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 93,930 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,190 ha in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.