Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Libya
Libya: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 23,914 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Libya recorded 23,914 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Libya peaked at 48,137 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,540 t, in 1965.
Libya ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,012 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,367 t | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 4,419 t | -17.7% |
| 1964 | 4,672 t | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 3,540 t | -24.2% |
| 1966 | 4,690 t | +32.5% |
| 1967 | 4,955 t | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 6,082 t | +22.7% |
| 1969 | 4,982 t | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 8,319 t | +67.0% |
| 1971 | 12,364 t | +48.6% |
| 1972 | 8,979 t | -27.4% |
| 1973 | 6,935 t | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 12,282 t | +77.1% |
| 1975 | 16,051 t | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 13,048 t | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 21,388 t | +63.9% |
| 1978 | 14,794 t | -30.8% |
| 1979 | 25,878 t | +74.9% |
| 1980 | 25,953 t | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 31,368 t | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 37,112 t | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 33,443 t | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 34,307 t | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 30,618 t | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 33,028 t | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 39,209 t | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 32,796 t | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 30,715 t | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 36,181 t | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 37,380 t | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 29,703 t | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 38,360 t | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 28,852 t | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 35,137 t | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 21,957 t | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 29,212 t | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 30,913 t | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 48,137 t | +55.7% |
| 2000 | 35,494 t | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 34,768 t | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 35,557 t | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 28,589 t | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 34,445 t | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 38,356 t | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 38,184 t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 38,598 t | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 38,323 t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38,438 t | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 37,084 t | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 36,393 t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36,030 t | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30,314 t | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 21,335 t | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 16,617 t | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 17,293 t | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 37,240 t | +115.4% |
| 2018 | 18,812 t | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 19,699 t | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 18,511 t | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 19,330 t | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 19,524 t | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 23,914 t | +22.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 23,914 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 23,914 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,885 t, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,858 t | 3,540 t | 6,082 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,004 t | 6,935 t | 25,878 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,855 t | 25,953 t | 39,209 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,583 t | 21,957 t | 48,137 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,075 t | 28,589 t | 38,598 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,082 t | 16,617 t | 37,240 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,320 t | 18,511 t | 23,914 t | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Libya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Libya was 23,914 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 48,137 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,540 t in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Libya ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).