Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya
An estimated 18.7% of people in Libya were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Libya, 2024
18.7%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
29th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Libya over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.7% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 17.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.7%, the figure has changed by +9.0 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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