Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in Libya
Libya: Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0027 ha per person for watermelons — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0058 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 1969.
That places Libya 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 ha per person | +271.9% |
| 1972 | 0.004 ha per person | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 ha per person | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 1982 | 0.002 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 ha per person | +31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +271.9% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 1972 | +50.0% | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.0037 ha per person compare
- 3 Paraguay 0.0035 ha per person compare
- 4 North Macedonia 0.0028 ha per person compare
- 6 Albania 0.0025 ha per person compare
- 7 Tajikistan 0.002 ha per person compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 0.0018 ha per person compare
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 watermelons — area harvested, per capita in Libya?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per capita in Libya was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1969.
- How does Libya rank for watermelons — area harvested, per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.