Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0202 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0202 t per square kilometre for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0376 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 t per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Libya 149th out of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1965 | 0.015 t per square kilometre | +202.9% |
| 1966 | 0.014 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 1970 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | +415.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1974 | 0.014 t per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1975 | 0.021 t per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 t per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0224 t per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0102 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0149 t per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.02 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0223 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0225 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0258 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.026 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0202 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7537 t per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0202 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.09 t per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +415.3% | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | 0.0143 t per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +202.9% | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.015 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +169.4% | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | 0.0201 t per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +83.5% | 0.006 t per square kilometre | 0.011 t per square kilometre |
| 1971 | -74.8% | 0.011 t per square kilometre | 0.0028 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0168 t per square kilometre | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | 0.0224 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | 0.011 t per square kilometre | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | 0.0223 t per square kilometre | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | 0.0202 t per square kilometre | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0202 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0376 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 t per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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.