Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in Libya
Libya: Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested was 991 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in Libya stood at 991 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in Libya peaked at 1,102 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20 ha, in 1965.
That places Libya 50th out of 94 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.
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 150 ha | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 80 ha | -46.7% |
| 1965 | 20 ha | -75.0% |
| 1966 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22 ha | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 25 ha | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 70 ha | +180.0% |
| 1970 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 80 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 120 ha | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 80 ha | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 150 ha | +87.5% |
| 1975 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 190 ha | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 220 ha | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 200 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 280 ha | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 270 ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 200 ha | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 240 ha | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 220 ha | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 270 ha | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 ha | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 310 ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 320 ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 390 ha | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 430 ha | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 480 ha | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 580 ha | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 650 ha | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 750 ha | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 900 ha | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 899 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 940 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 950 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 960 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 966 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 970 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,012 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,102 ha | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 969 ha | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 972 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 970 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 970 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 975 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 981 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 978 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 980 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 981 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 989 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 998 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,007 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,015 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 990 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,007 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 993 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 991 ha | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 991 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,266 ha, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Libya's 991 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,540 ha, 64% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +180.0% | 25 ha | 70 ha |
| 1974 | +87.5% | 80 ha | 150 ha |
| 1965 | -75.0% | 80 ha | 20 ha |
| 1972 | +50.0% | 80 ha | 120 ha |
| 1964 | -46.7% | 150 ha | 80 ha |
| 1973 | -33.3% | 120 ha | 80 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.44 ha | 20 ha | 160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 151 ha | 70 ha | 250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 268 ha | 200 ha | 320 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 696.9 ha | 390 ha | 950 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 986.6 ha | 960 ha | 1,102 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 992.9 ha | 978 ha | 1,015 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 996.2 ha | 990 ha | 1,007 ha | 5 |
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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 tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in Libya?
- Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in Libya was 991 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,102 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 ha in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested?
- Libya ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — 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.