Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya

Libya: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
1.10 million tonnes
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
97th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3.76 million tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
1.10 million tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya, 2010–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2010201620232010: 3.0M tonnes2011: 2.1M tonnes2012: 3.0M tonnes2013: 3.7M tonnes2014: 3.5M tonnes2015: 3.3M tonnes2016: 3.8M tonnes2017: 3.1M tonnes2018: 3.3M tonnes2019: 1.9M tonnes2020: 3.0M tonnes2021: 3.2M tonnes2022: 1.4M tonnes2023: 1.1M tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya is 1.10 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya peaked at 3.76 million tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million tonnes, in 2023.

Libya ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.06 million tonnes 1.85 million tonnes 3.76 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.19 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes 3.24 million tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 94 Liberia 1.25 million tonnes compare
  2. 95 Zimbabwe 1.23 million tonnes compare
  3. 96 Lebanon 1.14 million tonnes compare
  4. 98 Sweden 1.07 million tonnes compare
  5. 99 Hong Kong 1.04 million tonnes compare
  6. 100 Panama 1.03 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 192 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya?
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 3.76 million tonnes in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023.
How does Libya rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
Libya ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.