Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Libya
Libya: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0853 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Libya, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0853 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.2637 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 1969.
That places Libya 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0104 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0092 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 units per person | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 units per person | -52.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 units per person | +33.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 units per person | +94.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 units per person | -44.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 units per person | -33.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 units per person | +253.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0229 units per person | +86.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0157 units per person | -31.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0864 units per person | +451.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1201 units per person | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0653 units per person | -45.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0721 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0846 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0913 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0419 units per person | -54.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0816 units per person | +94.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0314 units per person | -61.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0673 units per person | +114.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0457 units per person | -32.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0596 units per person | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0436 units per person | -26.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0768 units per person | +76.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 units per person | -28.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0538 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0782 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0855 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2637 units per person | +208.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1757 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1978 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1805 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2134 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0853 units per person | -60.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +451.8% | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0864 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0612 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.1201 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0855 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1861 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 0.2637 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Libya?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Libya was 0.0853 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2637 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 1969.
- How does Libya rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Libya ranks 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.