Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Libya
Libya: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 124 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Libya recorded 124 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Libya peaked at 252 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30 t, in 1999.
Libya ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115 t | — |
| 1991 | 109 t | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 98 t | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 96 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 94 t | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 91 t | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 89 t | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 68 t | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 49 t | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 30 t | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37 t | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 54 t | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 121 t | +124.1% |
| 2004 | 193 t | +59.5% |
| 2005 | 252 t | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 209 t | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 165 t | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 165 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 167 t | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 166 t | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 138 t | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 123 t | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 107 t | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 91 t | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 75 t | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 60 t | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 54 t | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 75 t | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 101 t | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 124 t | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 124 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 124 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 124 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 124 t | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 124 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 23% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 124 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121.5 t, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +124.1% | 54 t | 121 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.9 t | 30 t | 115 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.3 t | 30 t | 252 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 t | 54 t | 166 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 124 t | 124 t | 124 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 123 French Polynesia 158 t compare
- 124 Netherlands Antilles (former) 148 t compare
- 125 Brunei Darussalam 126 t compare
- 127 Palestine 119 t compare
- 127 Slovenia 119 t compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 116 t 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 herbicides — agricultural use in Libya?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Libya was 124 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 252 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 t in 1999.
- How does Libya rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Libya ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).