Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya
Libya: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.21 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Libya recorded 4.21 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 49.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya peaked at 14.36 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3298 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Libya 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.332 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3298 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.348 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4219 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5304 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7602 kg/ha | +43.3% |
| 1967 | 1.11 kg/ha | +45.4% |
| 1968 | 1.19 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.61 kg/ha | +44.8% |
| 1971 | 1.93 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 1.82 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.28 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 1974 | 2.17 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1975 | 4.12 kg/ha | +89.5% |
| 1976 | 3.91 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 6.25 kg/ha | +59.9% |
| 1978 | 4.54 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1979 | 7.69 kg/ha | +69.3% |
| 1980 | 7.03 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 9.16 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 1982 | 10.23 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 11.04 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 9.13 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 8.01 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 9.45 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 12.81 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1988 | 11.04 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 9.55 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 8.3 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 9.59 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 11.88 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 14.36 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 8.92 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 10.83 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 7.44 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 7.54 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 5.48 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 1999 | 7.04 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 3.21 kg/ha | -54.3% |
| 2001 | 9.71 kg/ha | +202.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.52 kg/ha | -82.1% |
| 2004 | 4.79 kg/ha | +214.6% |
| 2005 | 3.95 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 4.65 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 3.52 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 2.45 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 4.83 kg/ha | +97.4% |
| 2010 | 6.77 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 10.42 kg/ha | +53.9% |
| 2012 | 10.46 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.04 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 4.5 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 2.54 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 2.93 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 3.52 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 3.33 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.18 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.06 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2022 | 2.82 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 4.21 kg/ha | +49.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 4.21 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 4.21 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.95 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +214.6% | 1.52 kg/ha | 4.79 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6815 kg/ha | 0.3298 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.53 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 7.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.75 kg/ha | 7.03 kg/ha | 12.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.14 kg/ha | 5.48 kg/ha | 14.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.71 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha | 9.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 kg/ha | 2.54 kg/ha | 10.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 4.21 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya was 4.21 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3298 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Libya rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Libya ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).