Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya
Libya: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.01 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.01 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 151.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya peaked at 2.68 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1279 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Libya 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1685 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2093 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2536 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1591 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1675 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2455 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2883 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2902 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1652 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1972 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2039 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.448 kg/ha | +119.7% |
| 1973 | 0.487 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6484 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6058 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.49 kg/ha | +146.3% |
| 1977 | 1.97 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6006 kg/ha | -69.5% |
| 1979 | 0.56 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9737 kg/ha | +73.9% |
| 1981 | 1.17 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9522 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1984 | 1.45 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3122 kg/ha | -78.5% |
| 1986 | 0.311 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.543 kg/ha | +74.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4654 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6965 kg/ha | +49.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6162 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8838 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1533 kg/ha | -82.7% |
| 1993 | 1.92 kg/ha | +1150.4% |
| 1994 | 2.14 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 1.89 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg/ha | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 1.35 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 2.68 kg/ha | +98.6% |
| 2000 | 2.05 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 2.41 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 1.58 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2637 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3445 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9052 kg/ha | +162.8% |
| 2007 | 1.92 kg/ha | +111.8% |
| 2008 | 1.81 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.71 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.42 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4029 kg/ha | -66.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4982 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4164 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2458 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1279 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2682 kg/ha | +109.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5126 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6302 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6796 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7401 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 kg/ha | +36.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.01 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.01 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.64 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — 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 | +1150.4% | 0.1533 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2164 kg/ha | 0.1591 kg/ha | 0.2902 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7213 kg/ha | 0.1972 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8496 kg/ha | 0.311 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 kg/ha | 0.1533 kg/ha | 2.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg/ha | 0.2637 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6805 kg/ha | 0.1279 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7654 kg/ha | 0.6302 kg/ha | 1.01 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 potassium per unit area in Libya?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya was 1.01 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1279 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Libya rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Libya ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.1%. 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 potassium 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 (%).