Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult was 38.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 38.4 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya peaked at 40.8 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.2 %, in 2014.
That places Libya 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.2 % | — |
| 2015 | 28.3 % | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 30 % | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 32.3 % | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 33.1 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.8 % | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 37.4 % | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 38.6 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 40.8 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4 % | -5.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 38.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.6 %, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Libya's 38.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.6 %, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.78 % | 26.2 % | 34.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.8 % | 37.4 % | 40.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 33 Burkina Faso 42.9 % compare
- 34 El Salvador 42 % compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 41.4 % compare
- 36 Nepal 38.4 % compare
- 38 Honduras 37.2 % compare
- 39 Cambodia 36.8 % 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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Libya was 38.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 % in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.