Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Libya
Libya: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.5 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Libya stood at 1.5 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Libya peaked at 3.3 kg per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.26 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Libya 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.91 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.82 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.75 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.7 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.67 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.75 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.73 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.33 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.12 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 2.21 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.39 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 2.77 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 3.3 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 3.23 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.79 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.54 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 2.12 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.76 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 1.67 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 2.16 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 2.34 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.37 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.4 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.44 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.49 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.58 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.63 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.35 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 1.63 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 1.49 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.52 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.52 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.53 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.46 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.29 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.26 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.38 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.61 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 1.58 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.54 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.61 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.62 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.67 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.73 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.66 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.57 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.71 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.45 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.55 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5 kg per person | -3.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.5 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8 kg per person, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.5 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 kg per person, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 3 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.64 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 2.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 2.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 139 French Polynesia 1.85 kg per person compare
- 140 Barbados 1.83 kg per person compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8 kg per person compare
- 143 Japan 1.42 kg per person compare
- 144 Egypt 1.38 kg per person compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 1.22 kg per person 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Libya?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Libya was 1.5 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 kg per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Libya ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.