Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya

Name: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
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Libya: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0049 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0049 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

down 11.8%

World rank

74th

of 103 countries

All-time high

0.0077 ha per square kilometre

in 2003

All-time low

0.0027 ha per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2023

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0.0049 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0077 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.

Libya ranks 74th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961 to 2023.
Year	ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.004 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	-28.6%
1963	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+40.0%
1964	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	-28.6%
1965	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0034 ha per square kilometre	+20.0%
1967	0.0036 ha per square kilometre	+5.0%
1968	0.0036 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	-20.6%
1970	0.0027 ha per square kilometre	-6.3%
1971	0.0032 ha per square kilometre	+18.9%
1972	0.0034 ha per square kilometre	+6.7%
1973	0.0031 ha per square kilometre	-7.4%
1974	0.0039 ha per square kilometre	+25.8%
1975	0.0039 ha per square kilometre	-1.0%
1976	0.0038 ha per square kilometre	-1.5%
1977	0.0038 ha per square kilometre	-1.1%
1978	0.0038 ha per square kilometre	+1.3%
1979	0.0044 ha per square kilometre	+15.3%
1980	0.0039 ha per square kilometre	-12.1%
1981	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+2.1%
1982	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.004 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0041 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1988	0.0041 ha per square kilometre	+0.7%
1989	0.0042 ha per square kilometre	+0.7%
1990	0.0042 ha per square kilometre	+0.7%
1991	0.0043 ha per square kilometre	+1.4%
1992	0.0042 ha per square kilometre	-1.3%
1993	0.0041 ha per square kilometre	-1.4%
1994	0.0043 ha per square kilometre	+4.1%
1995	0.0045 ha per square kilometre	+5.3%
1996	0.0051 ha per square kilometre	+12.5%
1997	0.0052 ha per square kilometre	+2.2%
1998	0.0063 ha per square kilometre	+19.6%
1999	0.0064 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
2000	0.0068 ha per square kilometre	+7.4%
2001	0.0068 ha per square kilometre	-0.0%
2002	0.0074 ha per square kilometre	+8.4%
2003	0.0077 ha per square kilometre	+3.8%
2004	0.006 ha per square kilometre	-22.2%
2005	0.0069 ha per square kilometre	+14.9%
2006	0.006 ha per square kilometre	-13.0%
2007	0.006 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.006 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	-9.5%
2010	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	+5.3%
2011	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.0055 ha per square kilometre	-2.6%
2016	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	-2.9%
2017	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	+0.2%
2018	0.0051 ha per square kilometre	-5.6%
2019	0.005 ha per square kilometre	-2.2%
2020	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	+9.4%
2021	0.0056 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
2022	0.0055 ha per square kilometre	-0.8%
2023	0.0049 ha per square kilometre	-11.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, 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
1963	+40.0%	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	0.004 ha per square kilometre
1962	-28.6%	0.004 ha per square kilometre	0.0028 ha per square kilometre
1964	-28.6%	0.004 ha per square kilometre	0.0028 ha per square kilometre
1974	+25.8%	0.0031 ha per square kilometre	0.0039 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0033 ha per square kilometre	0.0028 ha per square kilometre	0.004 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0036 ha per square kilometre	0.0027 ha per square kilometre	0.0044 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.004 ha per square kilometre	0.0039 ha per square kilometre	0.0042 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0049 ha per square kilometre	0.0041 ha per square kilometre	0.0064 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0065 ha per square kilometre	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	0.0077 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0055 ha per square kilometre	0.005 ha per square kilometre	0.0057 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0054 ha per square kilometre	0.0049 ha per square kilometre	0.0056 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Libya

71 Greece 0.0115 ha per square kilometre compare
72 Barbados 0.0093 ha per square kilometre compare
73 Cyprus 0.0087 ha per square kilometre compare
75 Cuba 0.0046 ha per square kilometre compare
76 Costa Rica 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
77 Bulgaria 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya?: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0049 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Libya rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?: Libya ranks 74th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit: ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 104 places, 5,848 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.