Cattle — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Cattle — Stocks was 147,884 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Libya is 147,884 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Libya peaked at 175,000 LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70,800 LSU, in 1971.
Libya ranks 135th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72,779 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 73,594 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 74,410 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 75,296 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 76,044 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 76,971 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 81,355 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 82,990 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 73,263 LSU | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 75,509 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 70,800 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 73,994 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 84,525 LSU | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 105,200 LSU | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 132,419 LSU | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 137,052 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 125,565 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 128,310 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 126,616 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 109,200 LSU | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 92,400 LSU | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 91,000 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 119,000 LSU | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 133,000 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 140,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 147,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 154,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 161,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 168,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 175,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 157,500 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 126,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 108,500 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 98,000 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 101,500 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 101,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99,400 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 98,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 96,600 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 91,147 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 91,147 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94,500 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 95,900 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 101,500 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 105,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 129,500 LSU | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 129,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 129,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 133,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 136,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 137,900 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 138,600 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 138,950 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 140,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 140,963 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 141,994 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 142,937 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 157,598 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 160,923 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 152,782 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 139,727 LSU | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 151,144 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 147,884 LSU | -2.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 147,884 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 147,884 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307,298 LSU, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +30.8% | 91,000 LSU | 119,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,300 LSU | 72,779 LSU | 82,990 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 105,999 LSU | 70,800 LSU | 137,052 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,460 LSU | 91,000 LSU | 168,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,200 LSU | 96,600 LSU | 175,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,069 LSU | 91,147 LSU | 133,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,636 LSU | 136,500 LSU | 160,923 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,884 LSU | 139,727 LSU | 152,782 LSU | 4 |
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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 — stocks in Libya?
- Cattle — stocks in Libya was 147,884 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 175,000 LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,800 LSU in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cattle — stocks?
- Libya ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.