Corn yields in Libya
Libya: Corn yields was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
110th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
0.7133 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in Libya is 2.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Libya peaked at 2.89 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7133 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
That places Libya 110th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1963 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +41.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9968 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7133 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +83.7% |
| 1970 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 1971 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +66.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +83.7% | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | +66.3% | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 2004 | +60.0% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7133 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 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 corn yields in Libya?
- Corn yields in Libya was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7133 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Libya rank for corn yields?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.