Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya
Libya: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3646 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya stood at 0.3646 kg/ha.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya peaked at 0.6281 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2021 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Libya 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2021 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2074 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2371 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2223 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3061 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2856 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.264 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2212 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.287 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2083 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2336 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4874 kg/ha | +108.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5261 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3567 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4103 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4009 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2714 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3815 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3142 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3376 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4677 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6152 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6281 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4854 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4009 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.438 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4137 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4334 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4461 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4388 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.445 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4289 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4018 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3947 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3927 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.399 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4548 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4251 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3815 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.406 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4188 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4118 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.396 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3595 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3757 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3705 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3715 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3709 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3755 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3821 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3897 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3993 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3814 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3788 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3774 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3851 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3496 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3947 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3723 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.357 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3558 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3591 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3646 kg/ha | +1.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.3646 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 kg/ha, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.3646 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.33 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 | +108.6% | 0.2336 kg/ha | 0.4874 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2481 kg/ha | 0.2021 kg/ha | 0.3061 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.359 kg/ha | 0.2083 kg/ha | 0.5261 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4666 kg/ha | 0.3376 kg/ha | 0.6281 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4162 kg/ha | 0.3815 kg/ha | 0.4548 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3856 kg/ha | 0.3595 kg/ha | 0.4188 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 kg/ha | 0.3496 kg/ha | 0.3993 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3591 kg/ha | 0.3558 kg/ha | 0.3646 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 160 Dominica 0.3831 kg/ha compare
- 161 Argentina 0.3823 kg/ha compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.3752 kg/ha compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 0.3276 kg/ha compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 0.3242 kg/ha compare
- 166 Malaysia 0.3023 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya was 0.3646 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6281 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2021 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).