Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya
Libya: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.35 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya stood at 3.35 kg/ha.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya peaked at 4.28 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.937 kg/ha, in 1961.
Libya ranks 177th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.937 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9876 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.05 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9643 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9887 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.07 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1.13 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9971 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 1.04 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 1.01 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.29 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 1.44 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 1.65 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 1.81 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 2.76 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 1977 | 3.1 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 1.76 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 1979 | 1.9 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 2.33 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 2.42 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.35 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 3.02 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 2.81 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.67 kg/ha | -40.6% |
| 1986 | 1.61 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.79 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 1.75 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 2.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.36 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 3.32 kg/ha | +108.1% |
| 1994 | 3.58 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 3.35 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 3.05 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 4.28 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 3.47 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 3.88 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 3.14 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 2.63 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 1.99 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 2.16 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.85 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 3.98 kg/ha | +39.6% |
| 2008 | 3.89 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.99 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.01 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.73 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.51 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.71 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 2.79 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.67 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.36 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.59 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 2.87 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.94 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.95 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.04 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.35 kg/ha | +10.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 3.35 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.62 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 3.35 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.58 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +108.1% | 1.6 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 kg/ha | 0.937 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 3.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.92 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 kg/ha | 2.36 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 kg/ha | 2.94 kg/ha | 3.35 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 174 Sudan 4.66 kg/ha compare
- 175 Mozambique 4.46 kg/ha compare
- 176 Iraq 4.26 kg/ha compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 3.31 kg/ha compare
- 179 Gambia 3.29 kg/ha compare
- 180 Ethiopia PDR 2.85 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 input — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya was 3.35 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.937 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Libya ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).