Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Libya
Libya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 25,885 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Libya stood at 25,885 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.6% on the previous year and up 141.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Libya peaked at 30,900 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1,447 t, in 2011.
Libya ranks 120th of 218 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 nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 1,579 t | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 1,471 t | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 1,707 t | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 2,710 t | +58.8% |
| 1967 | 3,356 t | +23.8% |
| 1968 | 4,073 t | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 3,808 t | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 4,511 t | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 8,000 t | +77.3% |
| 1972 | 5,900 t | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 7,000 t | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 10,100 t | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 18,000 t | +78.2% |
| 1976 | 10,100 t | -43.9% |
| 1977 | 16,700 t | +65.3% |
| 1978 | 13,800 t | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 22,540 t | +63.3% |
| 1980 | 18,302 t | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 27,224 t | +48.7% |
| 1982 | 25,590 t | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 27,020 t | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 24,116 t | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 21,600 t | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 24,770 t | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 30,900 t | +24.7% |
| 1988 | 24,372 t | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 25,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 25,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 27,400 t | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 30,700 t | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 19,400 t | -36.8% |
| 1995 | 28,400 t | +46.4% |
| 1996 | 16,600 t | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 17,500 t | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 11,700 t | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 16,100 t | +37.6% |
| 2000 | 8,700 t | -46.0% |
| 2001 | 20,700 t | +137.9% |
| 2002 | 15,632 t | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 4,521 t | -71.1% |
| 2004 | 12,361 t | +173.4% |
| 2005 | 7,865 t | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 8,915 t | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 8,525 t | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4,651 t | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 8,880 t | +90.9% |
| 2010 | 13,131 t | +47.9% |
| 2011 | 1,447 t | -89.0% |
| 2012 | 6,883 t | +375.7% |
| 2013 | 15,450 t | +124.5% |
| 2014 | 10,724 t | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 7,964 t | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 8,996 t | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 16,503 t | +83.4% |
| 2018 | 9,745 t | -41.0% |
| 2019 | 13,848 t | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 10,703 t | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 5,902 t | -44.9% |
| 2022 | 8,258 t | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 13,943 t | +68.8% |
| 2024 | 25,885 t | +85.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 25,885 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,574 t, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 25,885 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,885 t, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +375.7% | 1,447 t | 6,883 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,578 t | 1,471 t | 4,073 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,665 t | 4,511 t | 22,540 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,889 t | 18,302 t | 30,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,880 t | 11,700 t | 30,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,075 t | 4,521 t | 20,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,469 t | 1,447 t | 16,503 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,938 t | 5,902 t | 25,885 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.78 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.56 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Libya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Libya was 25,885 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 30,900 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,447 t in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Libya ranks 120th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.