Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya
Libya: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 18,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya stood at 18,000 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.8% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya peaked at 538,000 tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18,000 tonnes, in 2023.
Libya ranks 88th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 155,000 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 106,000 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 538,000 tonnes | +407.5% |
| 2013 | 411,000 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 173,000 tonnes | -57.9% |
| 2015 | 128,000 tonnes | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 140,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 123,000 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 143,000 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 79,000 tonnes | -44.8% |
| 2020 | 122,000 tonnes | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 37,000 tonnes | -69.7% |
| 2022 | 32,000 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 18,000 tonnes | -43.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 18,000 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,000 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 18,000 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +407.5% | 106,000 tonnes | 538,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 199,600 tonnes | 79,000 tonnes | 538,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,250 tonnes | 18,000 tonnes | 122,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Libya was 18,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 538,000 tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Libya ranks 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.