Sesame seed — Food supply in Libya
Libya: Sesame seed — Food supply was 7,770 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — 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 sesame seed — food supply in Libya is 7,770 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.4% on the previous year and up 352.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — food supply in Libya peaked at 12,026 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 468.28 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Libya 68th out of 158 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Food supply in Libya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 468.28 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1,249 million Kcal | +166.8% |
| 2012 | 1,852 million Kcal | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 1,716 million Kcal | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2,369 million Kcal | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 3,010 million Kcal | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 1,600 million Kcal | -46.9% |
| 2017 | 7,785 million Kcal | +386.7% |
| 2018 | 1,781 million Kcal | -77.1% |
| 2019 | 7,850 million Kcal | +340.7% |
| 2020 | 3,822 million Kcal | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 4,365 million Kcal | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 12,026 million Kcal | +175.5% |
| 2023 | 7,770 million Kcal | -35.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 7,770 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,151 million Kcal, 6.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Libya's 7,770 million Kcal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40,788 million Kcal, 19% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,968 million Kcal | 468.28 million Kcal | 7,850 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,996 million Kcal | 3,822 million Kcal | 12,026 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 65 Nepal 9,353 million Kcal compare
- 66 Norway 8,667 million Kcal compare
- 67 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,063 million Kcal compare
- 69 Cyprus 7,743 million Kcal compare
- 70 Switzerland 6,152 million Kcal compare
- 71 El Salvador 5,095 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 sesame seed — food supply in Libya?
- Sesame seed — food supply in Libya was 7,770 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 12,026 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.28 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for sesame seed — food supply?
- Libya ranks 68th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — food supply rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.8%. 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 Sesame seed — 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.