Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Libya
Libya: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 1.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per 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 volatilises (n content), per in Libya is 1.11 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 volatilises (n content), per in Libya peaked at 1.22 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4814 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
Libya ranks 165th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4933 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4988 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5043 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5103 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5154 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5217 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5514 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5625 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4966 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5118 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4814 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5146 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5802 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.713 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8975 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9282 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8511 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8697 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8655 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6598 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.645 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8363 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9243 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9687 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9073 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7929 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7313 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7569 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.766 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7689 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7808 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7621 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6914 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6914 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7536 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7268 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7683 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7943 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9753 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9754 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9755 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.11 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.11 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.12 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5171 kg per square kilometre | 0.4933 kg per square kilometre | 0.5625 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7213 kg per square kilometre | 0.4814 kg per square kilometre | 0.9282 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9142 kg per square kilometre | 0.645 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8596 kg per square kilometre | 0.7313 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8384 kg per square kilometre | 0.6914 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.15 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 volatilises (n content), per in Libya?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Libya was 1.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4814 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Libya ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.