Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of undernourishment was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Libya is 18.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Libya peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2001.
Libya ranks 32nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 18.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's 18.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.1%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.1% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.5% compare
- 30 United Republic of Tanzania 19.1% compare
- 30 South Sudan 19.1% compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 18.4% compare
- 34 Botswana 18.2% compare
- 35 Gambia 17.5% compare
More development goals data for Libya
- Red List Index 0.8885 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 234.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 247.6 constant US$ (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 prevalence of undernourishment in Libya?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya was 18.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Libya ranks 32nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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