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. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya, 2010–2023
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 98th of 192 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.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.05 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 2.15 million tonnes | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million tonnes | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 3.74 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 3.46 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 3.25 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.76 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 3.07 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.28 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.85 million tonnes | -43.7% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million tonnes | +62.9% |
| 2021 | 3.24 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.39 million tonnes | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million tonnes | -21.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.10 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.10 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.63 million tonnes, 30% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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: 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 98th out of 192 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
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.