Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Libya
Libya: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0051 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Libya peaked at 0.0074 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Libya ranks 102nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +277.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0389 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +277.4% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +67.5% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | -49.4% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +47.1% | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre |
| 1963 | -42.9% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +40.9% | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 99 Somalia 0.0062 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Brazil 0.0059 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Honduras 0.0057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 El Salvador 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Finland 0.004 ha per square kilometre compare
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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Libya?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Libya was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Libya ranks 102nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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.