Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Libya
Libya: Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity was 641 t in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Libya, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2018, total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Libya stood at 641 t.
The figure is up 778.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Libya peaked at 3,600 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2014.
Libya ranks 124th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 500 t | — |
| 1998 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,600 t | +620.0% |
| 2001 | 1,300 t | -63.9% |
| 2002 | 1,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,233 t | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1,233 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,233 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,233 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 725 t | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 1,079 t | +48.8% |
| 2010 | 2,300 t | +113.2% |
| 2012 | 49 t | -97.9% |
| 2013 | 61 t | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 4 t | -93.4% |
| 2015 | 94 t | +2250.0% |
| 2017 | 73 t | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 641 t | +778.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 641 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,614 t, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Libya's 641 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,873 t, 9% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2250.0% | 4 t | 94 t |
| 2018 | +778.1% | 73 t | 641 t |
| 1999 | +620.0% | 500 t | 3,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,533 t | 500 t | 3,600 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,182 t | 725 t | 1,300 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 460.29 t | 4 t | 2,300 t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Libya?
- Total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Libya was 641 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for total fao — newsprint — import quantity?
- Libya ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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