Cereal yield in Libya
Libya: Cereal yield was 659.7 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Libya recorded 659.7 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Libya peaked at 836.9 kg per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 214.7 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Libya 174th out of 181 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 | 272.06 kg per hectare | 214.7 kg per hectare | 341.9 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 406.49 kg per hectare | 219.6 kg per hectare | 627.1 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 625.7 kg per hectare | 386.9 kg per hectare | 769.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 700.21 kg per hectare | 652.1 kg per hectare | 836.9 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 625.36 kg per hectare | 619.4 kg per hectare | 637.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 671.78 kg per hectare | 663.8 kg per hectare | 681.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 669.92 kg per hectare | 659.7 kg per hectare | 673.4 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
- Rural population 12.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 901,647 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 721.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 249,794 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 164,800 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 22.04 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Libya?
- Cereal yield in Libya was 659.7 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 836.9 kg per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.7 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for cereal yield?
- Libya ranks 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.