Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.001 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0012 ha per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Libya 138th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +233.3% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Oman 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Algeria 0.0008 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Malaysia 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Djibouti 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Libya rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 138th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — 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.