Millet yields in Libya
Libya: Millet yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
Libya recorded 1.44 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Libya peaked at 1.48 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5648 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
Libya ranks 28th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6863 tonnes per hectare | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.7983 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 millet yields in Libya?
- Millet yields in Libya was 1.44 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 millet yields recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5648 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for millet yields?
- Libya ranks 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.