Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Libya
Libya: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Libya is 1.67 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Libya peaked at 1.83 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7221 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Libya 165th out of 167 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.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7399 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7482 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7565 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7655 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7731 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7825 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8271 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8437 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7448 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7677 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7221 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7719 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8704 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9897 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9674 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1984 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.39 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.68 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7757 kg per square kilometre | 0.7399 kg per square kilometre | 0.8437 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.7221 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 0.9674 kg per square kilometre | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Libya?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Libya was 1.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Libya ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.