Corn yields in Libya
Libya: Corn yields was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 109th out of 170 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.
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 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 901,647 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
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 109th out of 170 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.