Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya stood at 0.0106 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0108 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
Libya ranks 113th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +129.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +199.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0106 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0106 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +199.9% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +129.3% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +71.8% | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 110 Thailand 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Niger 0.0126 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mongolia 0.0125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Mali 0.0082 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 113th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.