Fertiliser use in Libya
Farmers in Libya used 34.5 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.
Libya, 2024
34.5
Change from 2023
+56.8%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
129th of 190
Fertiliser use in Libya over time
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Libya
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.5 kg per hectare |
| 2023 | 22.0 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 16.3 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 14.7 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 18.5 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 18.1 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 16.4 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 26.1 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 15.6 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 15.7 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 22.9 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 36.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 48.0 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 47.2 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 38.6 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 33.5 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 29.4 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 30.4 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 31.5 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 30.0 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +56.8% from 22.0 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +50.8%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 129th highest value.
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