All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Libya
Libya: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 92.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92.43 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
163rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
92.5 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
29.04 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya is 92.43 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya peaked at 92.5 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.04 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Libya 163rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.04 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 29.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 31.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 32.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 32.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 33.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 33 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 33.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 33.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 31.94 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 32.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 37.46 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 40.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 51.25 kg per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1976 | 54.67 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 46.99 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 49.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 59.36 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 59.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 51.37 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 61.54 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 60.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 57.86 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 57.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 53.71 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 50.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 51.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 56.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 59.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 58.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 57.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 56.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 56.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 58.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 61.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 58.57 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 63.68 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 57.87 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 50.88 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 53.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 60.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 65.82 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 69.99 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 75.93 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 80.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 80.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 86.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 87.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 90.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 89.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 92.43 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 92.43 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,332 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.88 kg per square kilometre | 29.04 kg per square kilometre | 33.88 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.68 kg per square kilometre | 31.94 kg per square kilometre | 59.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.04 kg per square kilometre | 50.14 kg per square kilometre | 61.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.85 kg per square kilometre | 56.09 kg per square kilometre | 63.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.64 kg per square kilometre | 50.88 kg per square kilometre | 83.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.08 kg per square kilometre | 86.88 kg per square kilometre | 92.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.84 kg per square kilometre | 89.93 kg per square kilometre | 92.43 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 160 Iceland 130.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Botswana 110.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guyana 94.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Canada 86.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 68.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Congo 65.14 kg per square kilometre compare
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 all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya was 92.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.04 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.