Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Libya
Libya: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0159 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Libya is 0.0159 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 32.1% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.1337 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Libya 50th out of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0681 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0986 ha per person | +44.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0887 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0855 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0997 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1054 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1209 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1166 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1337 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0753 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 ha per person | -67.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0493 ha per person | +98.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0644 ha per person | +30.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0546 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.078 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 1976 | 0.109 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 1977 | 0.07 ha per person | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0872 ha per person | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0816 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0794 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0596 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.065 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0667 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0681 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0513 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0548 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0526 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0235 ha per person | -55.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0231 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0264 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0317 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0321 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0326 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0306 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0311 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0316 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.029 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0292 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0284 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0282 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0339 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0412 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0404 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0403 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.032 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0397 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0276 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.039 ha per person | +41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.026 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0237 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 ha per person | -32.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0159 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0159 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 | +98.5% | 0.0248 ha per person | 0.0493 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1019 ha per person | 0.0681 ha per person | 0.1337 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0694 ha per person | 0.0248 ha per person | 0.109 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0589 ha per person | 0.0456 ha per person | 0.0794 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 0.0341 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0261 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0346 ha per person | 0.026 ha per person | 0.0412 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 0.0239 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Libya?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Libya was 0.0159 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1337 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Libya ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.