Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Libya
Libya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.0% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 328.3% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya peaked at 37.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -24.2%, in 2016.
Libya ranks 110th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Libya, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -10.4% | — |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -139.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +110.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +567.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -85.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | -13.9% | -330.0% |
| 2016 | -24.2% | +74.3% |
| 2017 | -15.8% | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -127.3% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -160.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -253.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -32.0% |
| 2024 | -0.9% | -112.9% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -328.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -10.4% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -24.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -0.9% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 107 Malaysia 2.2% compare
- 108 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.1% compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 111 Dominica 2.0% compare
- 112 El Salvador 2.0% compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 1.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -240.99 % change on previous year (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.094 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 605.92 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0686 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 442.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Libya was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.2% in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.