Millet yields in Libya
Libya: Millet yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.44 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.5648 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +83.8% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7983 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9216 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.45 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +83.8% | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +50.0% | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.