Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Libya
Libya: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0025 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0871 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Libya ranks 95th of 178 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, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0871 tonnes per person | +421.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -58.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -45.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -70.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -44.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0025 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0025 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +421.0% | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 92 Philippines 0.0026 tonnes per person compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 0.0026 tonnes per person compare
- 94 Sweden 0.0025 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Namibia 0.002 tonnes per person compare
- 97 El Salvador 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Ecuador 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
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, per capita in Libya?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Libya was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0871 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Libya ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.