Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Libya
Libya: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 20.42 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 20.42 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Libya peaked at 21.02 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.26 %, in 2000.
That places Libya 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.26 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.91 % | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.72 % | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 19.31 % | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 20.05 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.64 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.96 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.33 % | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 20.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 20.14 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.91 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.02 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.84 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 20.68 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.42 % | -0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 20.42 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 20.42 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.12 %, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.77 % | 17.26 % | 20.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.19 % | 19.84 % | 21.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.37 % | 19.85 % | 20.68 % | 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Libya?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Libya was 20.42 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.02 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.26 % in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Libya ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.