All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 2.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.57 kg per square kilometre for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 4.38 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.01 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
Libya ranks 150th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1971 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1973 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1974 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 1978 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +103.6% |
| 1979 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1984 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1985 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.57 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.92 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.57 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.8 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Crops — Crop residues (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +103.6% | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 147 Qatar 2.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 2.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Namibia 2.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 2.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Gabon 2.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 1.75 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya?
- All crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya was 2.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Crops — Crop residues 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
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.