Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Libya
Libya: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1504 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Libya is 0.1504 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.5927 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1504 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Libya 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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?, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4691 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.3382 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4853 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5927 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5391 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4979 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5663 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4557 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4795 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2661 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4277 tonnes per person | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1926 tonnes per person | -57.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1504 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1504 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1504 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.469 tonnes per person | 0.2661 tonnes per person | 0.5927 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3061 tonnes per person | 0.1504 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | 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?, per capita in Libya?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Libya was 0.1504 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5927 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1504 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Libya ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.