Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya
Libya: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.5961 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya is 0.5961 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya peaked at 0.8365 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5961 kg/ha, in 2023.
Libya ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8365 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.831 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8302 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8268 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.826 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8227 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8219 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8178 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8158 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8138 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8098 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8086 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8058 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8046 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8019 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8007 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.798 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7949 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7942 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7923 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7904 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7877 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7828 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7791 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7747 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7718 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.77 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.77 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7682 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7647 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7629 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7611 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7611 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7576 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.744 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6965 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6965 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7665 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7904 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8035 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7776 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7877 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7824 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7757 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7795 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7345 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6139 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6131 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.621 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6183 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.635 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6282 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5961 kg/ha | -5.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.5961 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8638 kg/ha, 69% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.5961 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9737 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8254 kg/ha | 0.8158 kg/ha | 0.8365 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8032 kg/ha | 0.7942 kg/ha | 0.8138 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7787 kg/ha | 0.7682 kg/ha | 0.7923 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7477 kg/ha | 0.6965 kg/ha | 0.7665 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7808 kg/ha | 0.7665 kg/ha | 0.7904 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7289 kg/ha | 0.6131 kg/ha | 0.8035 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6194 kg/ha | 0.5961 kg/ha | 0.635 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Libya was 0.5961 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8365 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5961 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Libya ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).