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Libya: Land under cereal production

249,794hectares · 2024-45.3% since 2014

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Annual figures for Libya from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024249,794
2023309,380
2022312,285
2021311,059
2020311,427
2019323,079
2018410,781
2017309,919
2016446,754
2015382,691
2014456,480
2013460,852
2012452,726
2011414,184
2010363,548
2009339,590
2008342,925
2007343,131
2006342,860
2005375,080
2004352,353
2003349,496
2002343,366
2001351,639
2000347,794
1999326,200
1998301,400
1997246,400
1996235,680
1995215,738
1994244,256
1993258,651
1992310,683
1991368,050
1990404,060
1989483,517
1988429,186
1987444,559
1986423,800
1985394,225
1984474,480
1983551,730
1982380,480
1981450,280
1980555,230
1979607,010
1978687,232
1977386,140
1976719,036
1975571,905
1974469,483
1973437,084
1972275,546
1971221,062
1970375,537
1969629,299
1968631,341
1967598,108
1966498,997
1965455,069
1964503,000
1963503,000
1962563,000
1961489,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Land under cereal production. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-under-cereal-production (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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