Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Libya

Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya in 2023 — 16.5%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 12.8 pp.

2023 16.5% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 131of 165
Period maximum 16.6%2022
Period minimum 3.7%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Libya, 2001–202305101520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 3.7%2002: 4%2003: 4.3%2004: 4.6%2005: 4.9%2006: 5.2%2007: 5.5%2008: 5.9%2009: 6.3%2010: 7.1%2011: 8.1%2012: 9%2013: 9.8%2014: 10.2%2015: 10.7%2016: 11%2017: 11.4%2018: 11.9%2019: 13.2%2020: 14.5%2021: 16%2022: 16.6%2023: 16.5%
Change over the period: +12.8 pp Annual average: 0.58 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 16.5%
World 8.5%
Northern Africa computed 7.4%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.5 −0.1 pp
2022 16.6 +0.6 pp
2021 16 +1.5 pp
2020 14.5 +1.3 pp
2019 13.2 +1.3 pp
2018 11.9 +0.5 pp
2017 11.4 +0.4 pp
2016 11 +0.3 pp
2015 10.7 +0.5 pp
2014 10.2 +0.4 pp
2013 9.8 +0.8 pp
2012 9 +0.9 pp
2011 8.1 +1 pp
2010 7.1 +0.8 pp
2009 6.3 +0.4 pp
2008 5.9 +0.4 pp
2007 5.5 +0.3 pp
2006 5.2 +0.3 pp
2005 4.9 +0.3 pp
2004 4.6 +0.3 pp
2003 4.3 +0.3 pp
2002 4 +0.3 pp
2001 3.7

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.