Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya
Libya: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 33.86 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya stood at 33.86 %.
The figure is down 30.9% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya peaked at 101.97 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8.3 %, in 1993.
That places Libya 155th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 83.49 % | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 78.1 % | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 56.36 % | -27.8% |
| 1965 | 101.97 % | +80.9% |
| 1966 | 76.13 % | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 69.94 % | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 65.13 % | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 45.08 % | -30.8% |
| 1970 | 28.95 % | -35.8% |
| 1971 | 11.6 % | -59.9% |
| 1972 | 39.35 % | +239.1% |
| 1973 | 80.09 % | +103.5% |
| 1974 | 36.53 % | -54.4% |
| 1975 | 28.31 % | -22.5% |
| 1976 | 33.11 % | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 9.11 % | -72.5% |
| 1978 | 26.47 % | +190.7% |
| 1979 | 12.45 % | -53.0% |
| 1980 | 16.82 % | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 13.62 % | -19.0% |
| 1982 | 12.88 % | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 13.95 % | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 13.25 % | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 14.8 % | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 13.67 % | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 8.76 % | -36.0% |
| 1988 | 10.37 % | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 12.76 % | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 13.77 % | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 12.14 % | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 9.81 % | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 8.3 % | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 13.77 % | +65.9% |
| 1995 | 12.05 % | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 17.24 % | +43.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2 % | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 27.2 % | +49.4% |
| 1999 | 24.97 % | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 41.28 % | +65.3% |
| 2001 | 14.31 % | -65.3% |
| 2002 | 16.59 % | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 77.36 % | +366.3% |
| 2004 | 30.38 % | -60.7% |
| 2005 | 37.14 % | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 31.47 % | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 39.92 % | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 53.83 % | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 29.87 % | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 23.67 % | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 16.88 % | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 17.47 % | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.62 % | +63.8% |
| 2014 | 36.93 % | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 55.13 % | +49.3% |
| 2016 | 53.05 % | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 41.63 % | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 43.97 % | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 41.1 % | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 45.28 % | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 63.59 % | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 49.03 % | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 33.86 % | -30.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 33.86 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 33.86 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 60% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +366.3% | 16.59 % | 77.36 % |
| 1972 | +239.1% | 11.6 % | 39.35 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.55 % | 45.08 % | 101.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.6 % | 9.11 % | 80.09 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.09 % | 8.76 % | 16.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 % | 8.3 % | 27.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.21 % | 14.31 % | 77.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.85 % | 16.88 % | 55.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.94 % | 33.86 % | 63.59 % | 4 |
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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 phosphorus use efficiency in Libya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Libya was 33.86 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 101.97 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 % in 1993.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Libya ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).