Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0971 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0971 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.1686 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 ha per square kilometre, in 1971.
Libya ranks 78th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.153 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | +105.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1147 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1513 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1375 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1409 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1299 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0696 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0913 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1498 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1517 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0958 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0971 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0971 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 | +105.2% | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | 0.153 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | 0.1517 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | 0.0958 ha per square kilometre | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Libya?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0971 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1686 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 78th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.