Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0112 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya is 0.0112 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Libya ranks 71st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +284.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1973 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +284.5% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +55.0% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +38.1% | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +35.9% | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -31.4% | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 68 Zimbabwe 0.0119 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Colombia 0.0116 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0116 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 0.011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Honduras 0.0108 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Brazil 0.0097 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Libya?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0112 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 71st out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.