Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 1,807 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Libya stood at 1,807 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Libya peaked at 4,701 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 218 ha, in 1961.
That places Libya 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.22 ha | 218 ha | 273 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,476 ha | 317 ha | 4,701 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,084 ha | 2,454 ha | 4,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,845 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,440 ha | 1,950 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,988 ha | 1,730 ha | 2,163 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,906 ha | 1,807 ha | 2,010 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 20 Germany 2,285 ha compare
- 21 Ukraine 2,100 ha compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,977 ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia PDR 1,700 ha compare
- 25 Portugal 1,689 ha compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,546 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
- Rural population 12.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 901,647 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 0 t (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Libya?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Libya was 1,807 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,701 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 218 ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested. 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.