Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya
Libya: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -1.37 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 -1.37 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya peaked at 1.47 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, -2.39 kg/ha, in 2016.
Libya ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1261 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1135 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2095 kg/ha | +84.6% |
| 1964 | 0.227 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1965 | -0.2312 kg/ha | -201.9% |
| 1966 | -0.1511 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1967 | -0.2883 kg/ha | +90.8% |
| 1968 | -0.2981 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1969 | -0.2137 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 1970 | 0.007 kg/ha | -103.3% |
| 1971 | 0.197 kg/ha | +2714.3% |
| 1972 | -0.3085 kg/ha | -256.6% |
| 1973 | -0.7896 kg/ha | +155.9% |
| 1974 | -0.2072 kg/ha | -73.8% |
| 1975 | -0.512 kg/ha | +147.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1997 kg/ha | -139.0% |
| 1977 | 1.47 kg/ha | +634.6% |
| 1978 | -0.6413 kg/ha | -143.7% |
| 1979 | -0.195 kg/ha | -69.6% |
| 1980 | -0.043 kg/ha | -77.9% |
| 1981 | -0.1495 kg/ha | +247.7% |
| 1982 | -0.4682 kg/ha | +213.2% |
| 1983 | -0.209 kg/ha | -55.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1341 kg/ha | -164.2% |
| 1985 | -1.11 kg/ha | -927.1% |
| 1986 | -1.47 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1987 | -1.39 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | -1.51 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1989 | -1.32 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1990 | -1.3 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1991 | -0.9836 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1992 | -1.62 kg/ha | +64.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1289 kg/ha | -107.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2752 kg/ha | +113.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4111 kg/ha | -249.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 kg/ha | -105.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8969 kg/ha | -4412.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7287 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3479 kg/ha | -147.7% |
| 2000 | -0.2352 kg/ha | -167.6% |
| 2001 | 0.302 kg/ha | -228.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5756 kg/ha | -290.6% |
| 2003 | -1.18 kg/ha | +105.5% |
| 2004 | -1.83 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 2005 | -1.88 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | -1.25 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1773 kg/ha | -85.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2926 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1893 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2010 | -0.4693 kg/ha | +147.9% |
| 2011 | -0.9955 kg/ha | +112.1% |
| 2012 | -1.39 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 2013 | -2.05 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 2014 | -1.97 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | -2.03 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -2.39 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2017 | -2.25 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | -2.22 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.84 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2020 | -1.82 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | -1.72 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | -1.59 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2023 | -1.37 kg/ha | -13.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1.37 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1.37 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -4412.0% | 0.0208 kg/ha | -0.8969 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +2714.3% | 0.007 kg/ha | 0.197 kg/ha |
| 1985 | -927.1% | 0.1341 kg/ha | -1.11 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +634.6% | 0.1997 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0563 kg/ha | -0.2981 kg/ha | 0.227 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0783 kg/ha | -0.7896 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7543 kg/ha | -1.51 kg/ha | 0.1341 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5165 kg/ha | -1.62 kg/ha | 0.3479 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7316 kg/ha | -1.88 kg/ha | 0.302 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.76 kg/ha | -2.39 kg/ha | -0.4693 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.62 kg/ha | -1.82 kg/ha | -1.37 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 115 Guinea-Bissau -0.7465 kg/ha compare
- 116 Philippines -1.03 kg/ha compare
- 117 Jordan -1.16 kg/ha compare
- 119 Sudan (former) -1.52 kg/ha compare
- 120 Burkina Faso -1.53 kg/ha compare
- 121 Tonga -1.65 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Libya was -1.37 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.39 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Libya ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).