Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya
Libya: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0223 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya is 0.0223 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya peaked at 0.1223 metric tons per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places Libya 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0675 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0767 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.076 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0674 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0863 metric tons per person | +28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0863 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0921 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0783 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1019 metric tons per person | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0396 metric tons per person | -61.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | -40.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0719 metric tons per person | +204.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1184 metric tons per person | +64.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0768 metric tons per person | -35.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1051 metric tons per person | +36.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1223 metric tons per person | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | -68.6% |
| 1978 | 0.098 metric tons per person | +155.1% |
| 1979 | 0.066 metric tons per person | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0627 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0684 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0786 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1123 metric tons per person | +42.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0729 metric tons per person | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0602 metric tons per person | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0709 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0668 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0668 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0613 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0568 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.047 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0381 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0343 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.032 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0414 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0408 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0403 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.035 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0342 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0375 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0499 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0485 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0474 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.039 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0408 metric tons per person | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0316 metric tons per person | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.029 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0285 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -21.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0223 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1538 metric tons per person, 15% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0223 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0295 metric tons per person, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +204.9% | 0.0236 metric tons per person | 0.0719 metric tons per person |
| 1978 | +155.1% | 0.0384 metric tons per person | 0.098 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0814 metric tons per person | 0.0674 metric tons per person | 0.1019 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.076 metric tons per person | 0.0236 metric tons per person | 0.1223 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0734 metric tons per person | 0.0602 metric tons per person | 0.1123 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0422 metric tons per person | 0.0299 metric tons per person | 0.0613 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0377 metric tons per person | 0.0338 metric tons per person | 0.0418 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 metric tons per person | 0.0311 metric tons per person | 0.0499 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 metric tons per person | 0.0223 metric tons per person | 0.0297 metric tons per person | 5 |
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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Libya was 0.0223 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1223 metric tons per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Libya ranks 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.