Yields of key staple crops in Libya
Libya: Yields of key staple crops was 0.7677 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.7677 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Libya peaked at 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1735 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Libya 118th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2567 tonnes per hectare | 0.1867 tonnes per hectare | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3479 tonnes per hectare | 0.1735 tonnes per hectare | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | 0.8982 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9237 tonnes per hectare | 0.7294 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7759 tonnes per hectare | 0.7569 tonnes per hectare | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7672 tonnes per hectare | 0.7606 tonnes per hectare | 0.7715 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 901,647 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Libya?
- Yields of key staple crops in Libya was 0.7677 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Libya ranks 118th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.