Cattle — Share in total livestock in Libya

Libya: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 8.97 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.97 %LSU
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
189th
of 206 countries
All-time high
16.86 %LSU
in 1988
All-time low
8.53 %LSU
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Libya, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Libya recorded 8.97 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Libya peaked at 16.86 %LSU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.53 %LSU, in 1982.

Libya ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.13 %LSU 11.56 %LSU 12.97 %LSU 9
1970s 14.07 %LSU 12.39 %LSU 15.88 %LSU 10
1980s 13.12 %LSU 8.53 %LSU 16.86 %LSU 10
1990s 10.81 %LSU 8.73 %LSU 15.71 %LSU 10
2000s 9.24 %LSU 8.72 %LSU 10.04 %LSU 10
2010s 9.22 %LSU 9 %LSU 9.76 %LSU 10
2020s 9.13 %LSU 8.74 %LSU 9.48 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 186 Liberia 9.79 %LSU compare
  2. 187 Barbados 9.71 %LSU compare
  3. 188 Niue 9.37 %LSU compare
  4. 190 Republic of Moldova 8.4 %LSU compare
  5. 191 Lebanon 7.04 %LSU compare
  6. 192 Saudi Arabia 6.79 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Libya?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Libya was 8.97 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 16.86 %LSU in 1988.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 8.53 %LSU in 1982.
How does Libya rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Libya ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.