Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Libya
Libya: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -2,809 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Libya is -2,809 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Libya peaked at 3,029 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, -4,896 t, in 2016.
Libya ranks 134th 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 in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248.39 t | — |
| 1962 | 225.09 t | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 415.83 t | +84.7% |
| 1964 | 452.4 t | +8.8% |
| 1965 | -461.33 t | -202.0% |
| 1966 | -302.69 t | -34.4% |
| 1967 | -578.09 t | +91.0% |
| 1968 | -600.65 t | +3.9% |
| 1969 | -431.62 t | -28.1% |
| 1970 | 14.12 t | -103.3% |
| 1971 | 400.96 t | +2740.1% |
| 1972 | -628.82 t | -256.8% |
| 1973 | -1,615 t | +156.8% |
| 1974 | -424.31 t | -73.7% |
| 1975 | -1,052 t | +148.0% |
| 1976 | 411.03 t | -139.1% |
| 1977 | 3,029 t | +637.0% |
| 1978 | -1,329 t | -143.9% |
| 1979 | -404.69 t | -69.6% |
| 1980 | -89.37 t | -77.9% |
| 1981 | -311.78 t | +248.9% |
| 1982 | -979.41 t | +214.1% |
| 1983 | -439.97 t | -55.1% |
| 1984 | 283.63 t | -164.5% |
| 1985 | -2,359 t | -931.8% |
| 1986 | -3,148 t | +33.4% |
| 1987 | -2,984 t | -5.2% |
| 1988 | -3,235 t | +8.4% |
| 1989 | -2,828 t | -12.6% |
| 1990 | -2,793 t | -1.2% |
| 1991 | -2,125 t | -23.9% |
| 1992 | -3,511 t | +65.2% |
| 1993 | 279.12 t | -108.0% |
| 1994 | 598.47 t | +114.4% |
| 1995 | -910.56 t | -252.1% |
| 1996 | 49.15 t | -105.4% |
| 1997 | -2,122 t | -4417.3% |
| 1998 | -1,567 t | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 747.88 t | -147.7% |
| 2000 | -505.65 t | -167.6% |
| 2001 | 649.39 t | -228.4% |
| 2002 | -1,238 t | -290.6% |
| 2003 | -2,543 t | +105.5% |
| 2004 | -3,824 t | +50.4% |
| 2005 | -3,925 t | +2.6% |
| 2006 | -2,604 t | -33.6% |
| 2007 | -369.59 t | -85.8% |
| 2008 | -610.02 t | +65.1% |
| 2009 | -394.78 t | -35.3% |
| 2010 | -962.61 t | +143.8% |
| 2011 | -2,042 t | +112.1% |
| 2012 | -2,863 t | +40.2% |
| 2013 | -4,213 t | +47.1% |
| 2014 | -4,043 t | -4.0% |
| 2015 | -4,169 t | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -4,896 t | +17.4% |
| 2017 | -4,604 t | -6.0% |
| 2018 | -4,557 t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -3,775 t | -17.2% |
| 2020 | -3,722 t | -1.4% |
| 2021 | -3,516 t | -5.5% |
| 2022 | -3,252 t | -7.5% |
| 2023 | -2,809 t | -13.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -2,809 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -28.45 t, 98.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -2,809 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.97 t. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 | -4417.3% | 49.15 t | -2,122 t |
| 1971 | +2740.1% | 14.12 t | 400.96 t |
| 1985 | -931.8% | 283.63 t | -2,359 t |
| 1977 | +637.0% | 411.03 t | 3,029 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -114.74 t | -600.65 t | 452.4 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -159.88 t | -1,615 t | 3,029 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -1,609 t | -3,235 t | 283.63 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -1,135 t | -3,511 t | 747.88 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,536 t | -3,925 t | 649.39 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,612 t | -4,896 t | -962.61 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -3,325 t | -3,722 t | -2,809 t | 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 potassium in Libya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Libya was -2,809 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,029 t in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,896 t in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Libya ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 potassium. 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 (%).