Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Libya

Libya: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0185 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0185 units per person
Change on year
down 83.0%
World rank
69th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1365 units per person
in 2014
All-time low
-0.0003 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
36
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Libya, 1961–2019

00.050.10.151961199020191961: -0 units per person1962: -0 units per person1963: 0 units per person1964: 0 units per person1965: 0 units per person1966: 0 units per person1967: 0 units per person1968: 0 units per person1969: 0 units per person1970: 0 units per person1971: 0.001 units per person1972: 0 units per person1973: 0.001 units per person1974: 0 units per person1975: 0.003 units per person1976: 0.006 units per person1977: 0.003 units per person1978: 0.006 units per person1979: 0.006 units per person1980: 0.01 units per person1981: 0.015 units per person1982: 0.02 units per person1983: 0.024 units per person1984: 0.023 units per person1985: 0.032 units per person1986: 0.075 units per person1987: 0.063 units per person1988: 0.064 units per person1989: 0.058 units per person1990: 0.053 units per person2014: 0.137 units per person2015: 0.098 units per person2016: 0.095 units per person2017: 0.079 units per person2018: 0.109 units per person2019: 0.018 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0185 units per person.

That represents a change of down 83.0% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.1365 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0003 units per person, in 1962.

That places Libya 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Libya, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 -0.0003 units per person
1962 -0.0003 units per person +17.0%
1963 0 units per person -100.6%
1964 0 units per person +382.0%
1965 0 units per person +340.7%
1966 0.0001 units per person +207.0%
1967 0 units per person -70.9%
1968 0.0001 units per person +234.1%
1969 0.0001 units per person +14.6%
1970 0.0001 units per person -15.9%
1971 0.0007 units per person +543.1%
1972 0.0003 units per person -60.1%
1973 0.0009 units per person +222.4%
1974 0.0002 units per person -79.2%
1975 0.0032 units per person +1602.7%
1976 0.0055 units per person +73.8%
1977 0.0034 units per person -38.2%
1978 0.0062 units per person +81.9%
1979 0.0056 units per person -10.5%
1980 0.0102 units per person +83.5%
1981 0.0154 units per person +51.1%
1982 0.0198 units per person +28.2%
1983 0.0239 units per person +21.0%
1984 0.0231 units per person -3.7%
1985 0.0323 units per person +40.2%
1986 0.0745 units per person +130.6%
1987 0.063 units per person -15.4%
1988 0.0638 units per person +1.1%
1989 0.0576 units per person -9.6%
1990 0.0527 units per person -8.5%
2014 0.1365 units per person +158.9%
2015 0.0977 units per person -28.4%
2016 0.0949 units per person -2.9%
2017 0.0791 units per person -16.7%
2018 0.1089 units per person +37.7%
2019 0.0185 units per person -83.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +1602.7% 0.0002 units per person 0.0032 units per person
1971 +543.1% 0.0001 units per person 0.0007 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0 units per person -0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person 9
1970s 0.0026 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0062 units per person 10
1980s 0.0384 units per person 0.0102 units per person 0.0745 units per person 10
1990s 0.0527 units per person 0.0527 units per person 0.0527 units per person 1
2010s 0.0893 units per person 0.0185 units per person 0.1365 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 66 Senegal 0.0219 units per person compare
  2. 67 North Macedonia 0.0201 units per person compare
  3. 68 Iraq 0.02 units per person compare
  4. 70 Palestine 0.0173 units per person compare
  5. 71 United Kingdom 0.0167 units per person compare
  6. 72 Switzerland 0.0162 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Libya?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Libya was 0.0185 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.1365 units per person in 2014.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0003 units per person in 1962.
How does Libya rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Libya ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.