Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Libya
Libya: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 48.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Libya recorded 48.21 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Libya peaked at 112.36 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 1971.
Libya ranks 107th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.07 | — |
| 1962 | 18 | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 18.27 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 15 | -17.9% |
| 1965 | 30.49 | +103.3% |
| 1966 | 30.96 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 33.33 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 27.88 | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 42.01 | +50.7% |
| 1970 | 14.57 | -65.3% |
| 1971 | 9.5 | -34.8% |
| 1972 | 22.28 | +134.5% |
| 1973 | 36.07 | +61.9% |
| 1974 | 20.72 | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 40.25 | +94.3% |
| 1976 | 71.3 | +77.1% |
| 1977 | 25.78 | -63.8% |
| 1978 | 53.19 | +106.3% |
| 1979 | 58.93 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 75.27 | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 65.95 | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 100.71 | +52.7% |
| 1983 | 112.36 | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 98.38 | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 79.82 | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 101.79 | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 92.14 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 86.26 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 99.11 | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 68.98 | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 69.64 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 66.96 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 67.5 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 64.29 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 62.68 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 66.43 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 83.79 | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 75 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 69.64 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 66.96 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 66.96 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.96 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.71 | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 55.71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.25 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.84 | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 88.93 | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 107.14 | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 107.14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 107.14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.71 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 107.14 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 107.14 | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 75 | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 69.64 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 69.64 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.64 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.64 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.21 | -30.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 48.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 102.02, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Libya's 48.21 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 111.37, 43% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +134.5% | 9.5 | 22.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.78 | 15 | 42.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.26 | 9.5 | 71.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.18 | 65.95 | 112.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.49 | 62.68 | 83.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 | 55.71 | 66.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.12 | 70.84 | 107.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.35 | 48.21 | 69.64 | 5 |
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 wheat — gross production index number in Libya?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Libya was 48.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 112.36 in 1983.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 Wheat — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.