Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Libya
Libya: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 4.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — 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 goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Libya is 4.59 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Libya peaked at 4.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.43 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
Libya ranks 107th of 162 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.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1976 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1986 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 4.59 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.37 kg per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 4.59 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.88 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +47.9% | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | -30.8% | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +28.6% | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.04 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | 4.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | 4.59 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 goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Libya?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Libya was 4.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Libya rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Goats — 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — 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.