Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya
Libya: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 11 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya stood at 11 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya peaked at 23 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3 %, in 2004.
That places Libya 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 % | — |
| 2001 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 6 % | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 5 % | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 3 % | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 % | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 % | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 13 % | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 23 % | +76.9% |
| 2015 | 22 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16 % | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 12 % | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 15 % | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 16 % | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 14 % | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 11 % | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 11 % | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 11 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 %, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 11 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19 %, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 % | 3 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8 % | 6 % | 23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 % | 11 % | 14 % | 3 |
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 value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Libya was 11 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 23 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 % in 2004.
- How does Libya rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.