Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Libya
Libya: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0025 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0074 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 1970.
Libya ranks 42nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.001 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 ha per person | +121.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 ha per person | +190.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.004 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.004 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -45.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | +69.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 ha per person | +55.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +190.1% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person |
| 1971 | +121.7% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person |
| 2000 | +69.0% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person |
| 2005 | +55.3% | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Libya?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Libya was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Libya ranks 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.