Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 8.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya stood at 8.79 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 8.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0936 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Libya ranks 148th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0936 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1122 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1221 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1404 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1685 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2387 kg per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2903 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2995 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.321 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 1973 | 0.989 kg per square kilometre | +119.0% |
| 1974 | 0.751 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 7.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 8.79 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 8.79 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184.8 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +119.0% | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | 0.989 kg per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +68.3% | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +47.4% | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.98 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +40.9% | 0.751 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | 0.0936 kg per square kilometre | 0.2995 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8364 kg per square kilometre | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 kg per square kilometre | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | 7.78 kg per square kilometre | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 145 Sudan 10.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Afghanistan 10.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mozambique 9.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Canada 7.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Lesotho 7.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 7.13 kg per square kilometre 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya was 8.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0936 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.