Peas, dry — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 3,757 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peas, dry — area harvested in Libya stood at 3,757 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Libya peaked at 3,761 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 156 ha, in 1971.
That places Libya 60th out of 99 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.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 375 ha | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 360 ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 350 ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 340 ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 340 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 156 ha | -54.1% |
| 1972 | 235 ha | +50.6% |
| 1973 | 330 ha | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 275 ha | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 317 ha | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 360 ha | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 353 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 350 ha | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 450 ha | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 550 ha | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 660 ha | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 770 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 875 ha | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 980 ha | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,050 ha | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 1,100 ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1,850 ha | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 2,150 ha | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 2,450 ha | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 2,700 ha | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 2,762 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,797 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2,800 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,900 ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,500 ha | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,250 ha | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 3,221 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,250 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,375 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,488 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3,483 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,449 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,471 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,511 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,552 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,597 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,640 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,560 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,570 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,660 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3,700 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3,733 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,761 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3,757 ha | -0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 3,757 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,254 ha, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Libya's 3,757 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,842 ha, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -54.1% | 340 ha | 156 ha |
| 1972 | +50.6% | 156 ha | 235 ha |
| 1991 | +42.3% | 1,300 ha | 1,850 ha |
| 1973 | +40.4% | 235 ha | 330 ha |
| 1963 | +33.3% | 300 ha | 400 ha |
| 1979 | +28.6% | 350 ha | 450 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336.11 ha | 300 ha | 400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 316.6 ha | 156 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 943.5 ha | 550 ha | 1,250 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,471 ha | 1,300 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,290 ha | 3,100 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,532 ha | 3,449 ha | 3,640 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,722 ha | 3,660 ha | 3,761 ha | 5 |
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 peas, dry — area harvested in Libya?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Libya was 3,757 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,761 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 156 ha in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.