Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 1,636 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Libya stood at 1,636 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Libya peaked at 3,000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 176 ha, in 1963.
That places Libya 63rd out of 122 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 230 ha | — |
| 1962 | 292 ha | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 176 ha | -39.7% |
| 1964 | 200 ha | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 276 ha | +38.0% |
| 1966 | 215 ha | -22.1% |
| 1967 | 230 ha | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 246 ha | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 246 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 517 ha | +110.2% |
| 1972 | 670 ha | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 912 ha | +36.1% |
| 1974 | 950 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,040 ha | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1,050 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,070 ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1,050 ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,070 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,200 ha | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1,400 ha | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 1,950 ha | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 2,150 ha | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 2,350 ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 2,550 ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 2,700 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 2,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2,950 ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,900 ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2,600 ha | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 2,500 ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2,460 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,475 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,474 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,550 ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,700 ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 2,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,691 ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2,629 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,541 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,436 ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,227 ha | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 2,130 ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,019 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,955 ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,896 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,850 ha | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,884 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,900 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,899 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,904 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,716 ha | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,840 ha | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1,773 ha | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,610 ha | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 1,580 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,810 ha | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 1,740 ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,705 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,635 ha | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1,636 ha | +0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,636 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,722 ha, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,636 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 ha, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 | +110.2% | 246 ha | 517 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 232.78 ha | 176 ha | 292 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 857.5 ha | 246 ha | 1,070 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,995 ha | 1,200 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,661 ha | 2,460 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,332 ha | 1,896 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,796 ha | 1,580 ha | 1,904 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,705 ha | 1,635 ha | 1,810 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Libya?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Libya was 1,636 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 176 ha in 1963.
- How does Libya rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.