Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Libya
Libya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya, 2002–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.5% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya peaked at 5.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
Libya ranks 166th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.2% | — |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -39.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +69.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -40.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -44.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +111.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -55.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +35.2% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -37.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 22% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2749 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.06 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Libya ranks 166th 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 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.