Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Libya
Libya: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 166.4 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Libya stood at 166.4 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Libya peaked at 6,572 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 161.9 kg/ha, in 2019.
Libya ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,026 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,252 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 991.5 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1964 | 1,092 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 4,070 kg/ha | +272.8% |
| 1966 | 3,783 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 4,377 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 5,201 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 1,918 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 1970 | 3,962 kg/ha | +106.6% |
| 1971 | 816.1 kg/ha | -79.4% |
| 1972 | 4,038 kg/ha | +394.8% |
| 1973 | 6,572 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 1974 | 3,555 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 1975 | 5,395 kg/ha | +51.8% |
| 1976 | 5,620 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,967 kg/ha | -65.0% |
| 1978 | 5,229 kg/ha | +165.8% |
| 1979 | 3,397 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 1980 | 5,742 kg/ha | +69.0% |
| 1981 | 5,422 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 5,051 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 5,126 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 4,422 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 469 kg/ha | -89.4% |
| 1986 | 443.5 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 252.2 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1988 | 265.8 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 276 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 276.8 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 302.8 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 338.5 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 351.5 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 379.6 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 423.1 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 416.9 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 408.1 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 408.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 386.7 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 297.9 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 350.3 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 350.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 295.6 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 220.9 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 229.9 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 220.9 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 220.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 220.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 211.5 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 191.8 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 189.6 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 182.4 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 175.7 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 170.2 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 174.3 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 173.2 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 170.5 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 165.4 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 161.9 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 173 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 175.5 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 175.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 165 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 166.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 166.4 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 603 kg/ha, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 166.4 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 435.8 kg/ha, 38% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 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 | +394.8% | 816.1 kg/ha | 4,038 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +272.8% | 1,092 kg/ha | 4,070 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +165.8% | 1,967 kg/ha | 5,229 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +106.6% | 1,918 kg/ha | 3,962 kg/ha |
| 1985 | -89.4% | 4,422 kg/ha | 469 kg/ha |
| 1971 | -79.4% | 3,962 kg/ha | 816.1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,635 kg/ha | 991.5 kg/ha | 5,201 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,055 kg/ha | 816.1 kg/ha | 6,572 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,747 kg/ha | 252.2 kg/ha | 5,742 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 369.23 kg/ha | 276.8 kg/ha | 423.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 261.92 kg/ha | 211.5 kg/ha | 350.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.5 kg/ha | 161.9 kg/ha | 191.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 171.08 kg/ha | 165 kg/ha | 175.5 kg/ha | 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Libya?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Libya was 166.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,572 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.9 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Libya ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.