Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.003 ha per square kilometre for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Libya ranks 87th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1982 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0294 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0359 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +59.6% | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +54.2% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 84 Mozambique 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Australia 0.0035 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Philippines 0.0031 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Malaysia 0.0026 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Somalia 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 New Zealand 0.0024 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 oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — 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.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oranges — 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
Oranges — 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.