Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya
Libya: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.28 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya stood at 1.28 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya peaked at 2.41 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1981 kg/ha, in 1964.
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.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2416 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2184 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2004 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1981 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.214 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2644 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3022 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3348 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2954 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.356 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5186 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4779 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5098 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.664 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9488 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8692 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8757 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kg/ha | +52.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 1.55 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 1.96 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1983 | 1.89 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.78 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.58 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.75 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 2.02 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 1.79 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 1.7 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.95 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 1.95 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.55 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 1.91 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 1.46 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg/ha | -38.9% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 2.41 kg/ha | +80.8% |
| 2000 | 1.83 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 1.81 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 1.49 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 1.84 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 1.98 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 2 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.05 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.05 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.08 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.13 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.13 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.16 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.43 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.34 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.84 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 1.32 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.26 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.28 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.28 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2521 kg/ha | 0.1981 kg/ha | 0.3348 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7568 kg/ha | 0.356 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 2.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 174 Sudan 1.38 kg/ha compare
- 175 Kazakhstan 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 176 Ethiopia PDR 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 178 Nigeria 1.18 kg/ha compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 1.02 kg/ha compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.9656 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya was 1.28 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Libya ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).