Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 53.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Libya stood at 53.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 60.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2023.
That places Libya 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60.0% | — |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.7% | 56.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.1% | 57.0% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 53.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.