Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 1.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya is 1.24 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 1.94 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2355 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
Libya ranks 85th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5751 kg per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5564 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5159 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7743 kg per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8129 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9184 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8468 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5252 kg per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2355 kg per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 1972 | 0.518 kg per square kilometre | +119.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1974 | 0.549 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9408 kg per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1976 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7637 kg per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +63.1% |
| 1979 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1983 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9829 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9829 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9829 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9918 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2019 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2020 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.24 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.91 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.24 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.37 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +119.9% | 0.2355 kg per square kilometre | 0.518 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7273 kg per square kilometre | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8405 kg per square kilometre | 0.2355 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 0.9829 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Libya was 1.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2355 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.