Libya vs Western Asia: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Libya
45.66 %LSU
in 2023
Western Asia
23.08 %LSU
in 2023
Libya rank
3rd
Western Asia rank
1st

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Libya
  • Western Asia
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 45.66 %LSU against 23.08 %LSU in Western Asia, a difference of 22.58 %LSU.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 times Western Asia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 3rd and Western Asia ranks 1st of 192 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 24.03 %LSU 22.1 %LSU 1.93 %LSU Libya
1970s 46.23 %LSU 23.86 %LSU 22.37 %LSU Libya
1980s 49.57 %LSU 27.14 %LSU 22.43 %LSU Libya
1990s 48.62 %LSU 25.86 %LSU 22.76 %LSU Libya
2000s 45.46 %LSU 23.24 %LSU 22.23 %LSU Libya
2010s 46.3 %LSU 21.88 %LSU 24.42 %LSU Libya
2020s 45.88 %LSU 23.01 %LSU 22.86 %LSU Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Libya or Western Asia?
Libya, at 45.66 %LSU against 23.08 %LSU in Western Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Libya and Western Asia?
22.58 %LSU, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Western Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Western Asia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Libya ranks 3rd and Western Asia ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.