Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya
Libya: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 7.1 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 7.1 % for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and up 171.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya peaked at 7.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.7 %, in 2020.
That places Libya 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -10 % | — |
| 2016 | -9.7 % | -3.0% |
| 2017 | -10.8 % | +11.3% |
| 2018 | -11.3 % | +4.6% |
| 2019 | -13.1 % | +15.9% |
| 2020 | -13.7 % | +4.6% |
| 2021 | -10 % | -27.0% |
| 2022 | -4.2 % | -58.0% |
| 2023 | 5 % | -219.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1 % | +42.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 7.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.6 %. (36 countries reporting)
- Libya's 7.1 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.25 %. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -10.98 % | -13.1 % | -9.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -3.16 % | -13.7 % | 7.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 1.5 % compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.8 % compare
- 2 Jamaica 6.4 % compare
- 3 Gambia 5.6 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 0.2 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.1 % compare
- 4 Japan 3.5 % 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 gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Libya was 7.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7 % in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.