All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Libya
Libya: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 3.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya stood at 3.58 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya peaked at 3.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.642 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Libya ranks 169th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.642 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6624 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6815 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7039 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7282 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7351 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7597 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7668 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7255 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7786 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9731 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9942 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1976 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 3.58 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.52 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 3.58 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.8 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28.5% | 0.9942 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7156 kg per square kilometre | 0.642 kg per square kilometre | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.7255 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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 all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya was 3.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.642 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Libya ranks 169th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.