Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya
Libya: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.078 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.078 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya peaked at 0.1148 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.078 kg/ha, in 2023.
Libya ranks 119th 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 phosphorus per unit area in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1148 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.114 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1139 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1134 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1133 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1129 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1127 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1122 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1119 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1116 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1111 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1109 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1105 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1104 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.11 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1098 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1095 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1091 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1089 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1087 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1084 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1081 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1074 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1069 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1063 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1059 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1056 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1056 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1054 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1049 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1047 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1044 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1044 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1039 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1021 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0955 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0955 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1102 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1097 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1136 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.112 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1106 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1097 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1041 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0823 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0837 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0819 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0811 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0829 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0811 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.078 kg/ha | -3.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.078 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0999 kg/ha, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.078 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0628 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1132 kg/ha | 0.1119 kg/ha | 0.1148 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1102 kg/ha | 0.1089 kg/ha | 0.1116 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1068 kg/ha | 0.1054 kg/ha | 0.1087 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1026 kg/ha | 0.0955 kg/ha | 0.1051 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1071 kg/ha | 0.1051 kg/ha | 0.1084 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1018 kg/ha | 0.0819 kg/ha | 0.1136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 kg/ha | 0.078 kg/ha | 0.0829 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 phosphorus per unit area in Libya?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Libya was 0.078 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1148 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.078 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 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 (%).