Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya
Libya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya stood at 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya peaked at 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Libya ranks 106th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -45.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +55.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +52.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +67.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +48.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +147.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -47.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya was 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Libya ranks 106th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.