Peas, green — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Peas, green — Area harvested was 1,221 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, green — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peas, green — area harvested in Libya is 1,221 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, green — area harvested in Libya peaked at 2,650 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23 ha, in 1964.
That places Libya 49th out of 91 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, green — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 ha | — |
| 1962 | 49 ha | +63.3% |
| 1963 | 29 ha | -40.8% |
| 1964 | 23 ha | -20.7% |
| 1965 | 52 ha | +126.1% |
| 1966 | 25 ha | -51.9% |
| 1967 | 40 ha | +60.0% |
| 1968 | 50 ha | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 60 ha | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 169 ha | +181.7% |
| 1972 | 190 ha | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 270 ha | +42.1% |
| 1974 | 200 ha | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 225 ha | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 220 ha | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 230 ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 225 ha | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 235 ha | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 225 ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 230 ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 613 ha | +166.5% |
| 1983 | 701 ha | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 823 ha | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 1,200 ha | +45.8% |
| 1986 | 1,750 ha | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 2,250 ha | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 2,400 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2,650 ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 2,500 ha | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 2,200 ha | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1,800 ha | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1,700 ha | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 1,460 ha | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 2,330 ha | +59.6% |
| 2001 | 2,100 ha | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1,000 ha | -52.4% |
| 2003 | 1,246 ha | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 1,200 ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,328 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1,200 ha | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,257 ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,341 ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,363 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,355 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,348 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,281 ha | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,168 ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1,266 ha | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,238 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,140 ha | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1,130 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,240 ha | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1,250 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,229 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,204 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,221 ha | +1.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,221 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,448 ha, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,221 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,221 ha, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, green — 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 | +181.7% | 60 ha | 169 ha |
| 1982 | +166.5% | 230 ha | 613 ha |
| 1965 | +126.1% | 23 ha | 52 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.78 ha | 23 ha | 60 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 202.4 ha | 60 ha | 270 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,269 ha | 225 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,011 ha | 1,460 ha | 2,650 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,406 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,330 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,263 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,363 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,229 ha | 1,204 ha | 1,250 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, green — area harvested in Libya?
- Peas, green — area harvested in Libya was 1,221 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, green — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,650 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest peas, green — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 ha in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for peas, green — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 49th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, green — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, 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.