Starchy Roots — Food supply in Libya
Libya: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 47.91 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Libya recorded 47.91 kcal/cap/d for starchy roots — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Libya peaked at 57.13 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.99 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
Libya ranks 142nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Libya, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.3 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 38.99 kcal/cap/d | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 57.13 kcal/cap/d | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 50.06 kcal/cap/d | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 39.36 kcal/cap/d | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 42.23 kcal/cap/d | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 40.53 kcal/cap/d | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 41.56 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 42.26 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.35 kcal/cap/d | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 39.8 kcal/cap/d | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 43.16 kcal/cap/d | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 41.78 kcal/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 47.91 kcal/cap/d | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.48 kcal/cap/d | 38.99 kcal/cap/d | 57.13 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.16 kcal/cap/d | 39.8 kcal/cap/d | 47.91 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 139 Costa Rica 49.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 140 Grenada 48.88 kcal/cap/d compare
- 141 Maldives 48.5 kcal/cap/d compare
- 143 China, Hong Kong SAR 47.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 144 Afghanistan 46.7 kcal/cap/d compare
- 145 Philippines 46.29 kcal/cap/d 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 starchy roots — food supply in Libya?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Libya was 47.91 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.13 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.99 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Libya ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.