Maize and products — Food supply in Libya
Libya: Maize and products — Food supply was 56,673 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — food supply in Libya is 56,673 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Libya peaked at 56,673 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,086 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Libya 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Libya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,336 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 14,086 million Kcal | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 27,826 million Kcal | +97.6% |
| 2013 | 30,622 million Kcal | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 41,239 million Kcal | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 29,846 million Kcal | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 33,824 million Kcal | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 28,636 million Kcal | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 42,311 million Kcal | +47.8% |
| 2019 | 19,198 million Kcal | -54.6% |
| 2020 | 44,089 million Kcal | +129.7% |
| 2021 | 52,828 million Kcal | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 50,644 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 56,673 million Kcal | +11.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 56,673 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144,139 million Kcal, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 56,673 million Kcal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 213,429 million Kcal, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,292 million Kcal | 14,086 million Kcal | 42,311 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,058 million Kcal | 44,089 million Kcal | 56,673 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 124 Guinea-Bissau 61,596 million Kcal compare
- 125 Sierra Leone 58,658 million Kcal compare
- 126 Belize 56,732 million Kcal compare
- 128 New Zealand 56,333 million Kcal compare
- 129 Cyprus 55,421 million Kcal compare
- 130 Sweden 51,976 million Kcal 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 maize and products — food supply in Libya?
- Maize and products — food supply in Libya was 56,673 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 56,673 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,086 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Libya ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 Maize and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.