Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Libya
Libya: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 17.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Libya stood at 17.76. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Libya peaked at 17.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.91, in 2013.
Libya ranks 50th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.93 | — |
| 2001 | 9.84 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.2 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 10.74 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.86 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.84 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 10.93 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.22 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 14.77 | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 16.74 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 8.11 | -51.5% |
| 2012 | 7.17 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 6.91 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.97 | +87.7% |
| 2015 | 9.9 | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 9.47 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.62 | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 12.19 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 12.16 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.72 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 17.3 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.41 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.76 | +2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 17.76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 17.76 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.33, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +87.7% | 6.91 | 12.97 |
| 2011 | -51.5% | 16.74 | 8.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2 | 9.84 | 14.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 6.91 | 16.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.34 | 16.72 | 17.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More development goals data for Libya
- Red List Index 0.8885 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 234.4 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 247.6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Libya?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Libya was 17.76 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Libya ranks 50th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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