Number of people who are undernourished in Libya
Libya: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.20 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people who are undernourished in Libya, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.20 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Libya peaked at 1.20 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2001.
Libya ranks 63rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who are undernourished in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 200,000 | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 700,000 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 700,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 700,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 800,000 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 900,000 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 288,889 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 680,000 | 500,000 | 900,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.00 million | 1.20 million | 4 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Libya?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Libya was 1.20 million in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Libya ranks 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.