Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Libya
Libya: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 56.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — gross production index number in Libya is 56.89, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Libya peaked at 141.02 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 16.6, in 1971.
Libya ranks 155th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.99 | — |
| 1962 | 40.19 | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 41.39 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 37.86 | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 51.1 | +35.0% |
| 1966 | 52.41 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 57.33 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 50.01 | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 67.58 | +35.1% |
| 1970 | 27 | -60.0% |
| 1971 | 16.6 | -38.5% |
| 1972 | 51.44 | +209.9% |
| 1973 | 87.72 | +70.5% |
| 1974 | 59.57 | -32.1% |
| 1975 | 87.22 | +46.4% |
| 1976 | 110.07 | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 37.12 | -66.3% |
| 1978 | 97.64 | +163.0% |
| 1979 | 72.35 | -25.9% |
| 1980 | 74.75 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 83.7 | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 101.81 | +21.6% |
| 1983 | 141.02 | +38.5% |
| 1984 | 96.05 | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 81.67 | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 99.49 | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 95.54 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 96.87 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 110.12 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 91.4 | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 87.14 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 74.73 | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 63.44 | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 58.65 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 53 | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 57.77 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 73.93 | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 74.8 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 74.1 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 76.48 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 75.21 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74.96 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.77 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.27 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.89 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 72.63 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 72.77 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.51 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.26 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.6 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 95.71 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 107.87 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 106.88 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 106.42 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.71 | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 104.88 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 73.72 | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 98.89 | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 76.79 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 73.04 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 73.05 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.17 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.6 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.89 | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.98 | 33.99 | 67.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.67 | 16.6 | 110.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.1 | 74.75 | 141.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.9 | 53 | 91.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.78 | 72.51 | 79.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.35 | 73.72 | 107.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.75 | 56.89 | 73.17 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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, primary — gross production index number in Libya?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Libya was 56.89 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 141.02 in 1983.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Libya ranks 155th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.