Non-agricultural population in Libya
Libya: Non-agricultural population was 6.29 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Libya, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Libya recorded 6.29 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Libya peaked at 6.29 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million FAO, number, in 1980.
Libya ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.11 million FAO, number | 2.38 million FAO, number | 3.76 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 million FAO, number | 3.88 million FAO, number | 4.82 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.48 million FAO, number | 4.93 million FAO, number | 6.06 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 million FAO, number | 6.16 million FAO, number | 6.29 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Libya?
- Non-agricultural population in Libya was 6.29 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Libya rank for non-agricultural population?
- Libya ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.