Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Libya

Fertilizer use in Libya in 2023 — 22 kg/ha. Ranked 143 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 751.6%.

2023 22 kg/ha +35.05% vs 2022
World rank 143of 191
Period maximum 61.1 kg/ha1993
Period minimum 2.2 kg/ha1963

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Libya, 1961–202302040608019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.6 kg/ha1963: 2.2 kg/ha1965: 2.7 kg/ha1967: 5.3 kg/ha1969: 5 kg/ha1971: 10.1 kg/ha1973: 8.2 kg/ha1975: 20.6 kg/ha1977: 29.3 kg/ha1979: 34.4 kg/ha1981: 42.3 kg/ha1983: 51.4 kg/ha1985: 37.9 kg/ha1987: 56.7 kg/ha1989: 43.7 kg/ha1991: 46.9 kg/ha1993: 61.1 kg/ha1995: 47.6 kg/ha1997: 30.4 kg/ha1999: 47.7 kg/ha2001: 40.3 kg/ha2003: 19.5 kg/ha2005: 30 kg/ha2007: 30.4 kg/ha2009: 33.5 kg/ha2011: 47.2 kg/ha2013: 36.2 kg/ha2015: 15.7 kg/ha2017: 26.1 kg/ha2019: 18.1 kg/ha2021: 14.7 kg/ha2023: 22 kg/ha
Change over the period: +19.5 (+751.57%) Average annual rate: 3.52 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 22 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Africa computed 58.4 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 22 +5.7 +35.05%
2022 16.3 +1.6 +10.84%
2021 14.7 −3.8 −20.34%
2020 18.5 +0.4 +2.06%
2019 18.1 +1.7 +10.32%
2018 16.4 −9.6 −36.99%
2017 26.1 +10.4 +66.56%
2016 15.6 −0 −0.2%
2015 15.7 −7.2 −31.61%
2014 22.9 −13.3 −36.71%
2013 36.2 −11.8 −24.53%
2012 48 +0.8 +1.71%
2011 47.2 +8.6 +22.33%
2010 38.6 +5.1 +15.13%
2009 33.5 +4.1 +13.83%
2008 29.4 −1 −3.36%
2007 30.4 −1 −3.24%
2006 31.5 +1.5 +4.95%
2005 30 +1.2 +4%
2004 28.8 +9.3 +47.48%
2003 19.5 −16.5 −45.7%
2002 36 −4.3 −10.74%
2001 40.3 +10 +33.09%
2000 30.3 −17.4 −36.42%
1999 47.7 +19.8 +71.29%
1998 27.8 −2.6 −8.55%
1997 30.4 −0.3 −1.12%
1996 30.8 −16.8 −35.35%
1995 47.6 +6.8 +16.59%
1994 40.8 −20.3 −33.19%
1993 61.1 +13.7 +28.8%
1992 47.4 +0.6 +1.25%
1991 46.9 +3.9 +8.98%
1990 43 −0.7 −1.52%
1989 43.7 −5.2 −10.6%
1988 48.8 −7.9 −13.9%
1987 56.7 +12.8 +29.25%
1986 43.9 +6 +15.83%
1985 37.9 −7 −15.62%
1984 44.9 −6.5 −12.68%
1983 51.4 +2.3 +4.69%
1982 49.1 +6.8 +16.15%
1981 42.3 +12 +39.46%
1980 30.3 −4 −11.78%
1979 34.4 +13.3 +62.98%
1978 21.1 −8.3 −28.14%
1977 29.3 +4.4 +17.63%
1976 24.9 +4.3 +20.89%
1975 20.6 +8 +63.46%
1974 12.6 +4.4 +54.23%
1973 8.2 −1.4 −14.7%
1972 9.6 −0.5 −5.14%
1971 10.1 +2.9 +40.04%
1970 7.2 +2.2 +44.51%
1969 5 −1 −16.23%
1968 6 +0.7 +12.57%
1967 5.3 +1.4 +34.47%
1966 3.9 +1.3 +48.06%
1965 2.7 +0.5 +20.41%
1964 2.2 +0 +0.53%
1963 2.2 −0.1 −5.97%
1962 2.3 −0.2 −9.62%
1961 2.6

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.