Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya
Libya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 721.88 million current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya, 2002–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 721.88 million current US$ for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya peaked at 2.81 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 679.44 million current US$, in 2021.
That places Libya 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.06 billion current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.19 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 912.02 million current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.68 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 1.82 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.02 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.30 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 billion current US$ | -49.6% |
| 2020 | 2.03 billion current US$ | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 679.44 million current US$ | -66.5% |
| 2022 | 729.32 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 778.97 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +48.9% |
| 2025 | 721.88 million current US$ | -37.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 721.88 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.96 billion current US$, 24% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 721.88 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.92 billion current US$, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -66.5% | 2.03 billion current US$ | 679.44 million current US$ |
| 2019 | -49.6% | 2.81 billion current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ |
| 2025 | -37.8% | 1.16 billion current US$ | 721.88 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 billion current US$ | 912.02 million current US$ | 1.31 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.96 billion current US$ | 1.36 billion current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 billion current US$ | 679.44 million current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya was 721.88 million current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 679.44 million current US$ in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Libya ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.