Crop yields in Libya
Libya: Crop yields was 0.7677 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7677 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
119th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.24 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
All-time low
0.1735 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop yields in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, crop yields in Libya stood at 0.7677 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Libya peaked at 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1735 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Libya ranks 119th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2829 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.21 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1867 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2964 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.271 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2285 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1735 tonnes per hectare | -40.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3314 tonnes per hectare | +91.0% |
| 1972 | 0.379 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2915 tonnes per hectare | -35.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3747 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2384 tonnes per hectare | -46.9% |
| 1978 | 0.373 tonnes per hectare | +56.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5707 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7769 tonnes per hectare | +36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8457 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7145 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.745 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8982 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8339 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8097 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7742 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7313 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7294 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +38.3% |
| 1998 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7784 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7569 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7823 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7622 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7685 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7772 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.773 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7587 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7737 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7715 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7703 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7658 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7606 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7677 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.7677 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.7677 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +91.0% | 0.1735 tonnes per hectare | 0.3314 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | +69.4% | 0.1867 tonnes per hectare | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +56.5% | 0.2384 tonnes per hectare | 0.373 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2567 tonnes per hectare | 0.1867 tonnes per hectare | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3479 tonnes per hectare | 0.1735 tonnes per hectare | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | 0.8982 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9237 tonnes per hectare | 0.7294 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7759 tonnes per hectare | 0.7569 tonnes per hectare | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7672 tonnes per hectare | 0.7606 tonnes per hectare | 0.7715 tonnes 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 crop yields in Libya?
- Crop yields in Libya was 0.7677 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for crop yields?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.