Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 34.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats 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 fats vs. gdp per capita in Libya stood at 34.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 34.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2014.
Libya ranks 50th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.0% | — |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.9% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.9% | 34.9% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 34.9% 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 fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.