Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya
Libya: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya is 1.66 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya peaked at 1.95 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2495 kg/ha, in 1971.
Libya ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4199 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4567 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4437 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3634 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.772 kg/ha | +112.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7516 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9357 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1968 | 0.926 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6058 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5337 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2495 kg/ha | -53.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8062 kg/ha | +223.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8892 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 1.25 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1976 | 1.4 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5958 kg/ha | -57.4% |
| 1978 | 1.28 kg/ha | +115.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9991 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 1.29 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.36 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.59 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 1.26 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1985 | 1.24 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.34 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 1.15 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 1.18 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.27 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.23 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.36 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.45 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.63 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 1.52 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 1.46 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.49 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.62 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.64 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.65 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.65 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.76 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.87 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.95 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.91 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.77 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.91 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.74 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.76 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.65 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.75 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.66 kg/ha | -3.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.66 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.15 kg/ha, 23% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.66 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.19 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +223.1% | 0.2495 kg/ha | 0.8062 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +115.1% | 0.5958 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +112.4% | 0.3634 kg/ha | 0.772 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -57.4% | 1.4 kg/ha | 0.5958 kg/ha |
| 1971 | -53.3% | 0.5337 kg/ha | 0.2495 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +53.1% | 0.8062 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6305 kg/ha | 0.3634 kg/ha | 0.9357 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9242 kg/ha | 0.2495 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 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 outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya was 1.66 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2495 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Libya ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).