Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — 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, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya stood at 1.06 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 1.07 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2992 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Libya 119th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6279 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6665 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7051 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7438 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7824 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7399 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7339 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6987 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6182 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5812 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3806 kg per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3869 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.352 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2992 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3157 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3131 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3407 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5678 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.863 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9118 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9152 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9198 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5678 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5678 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6359 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6586 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7949 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9084 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9084 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9084 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9084 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.29 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.48 kg per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.5% | 0.5812 kg per square kilometre | 0.3806 kg per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -33.3% | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 0.3407 kg per square kilometre | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +26.7% | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | 0.863 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7018 kg per square kilometre | 0.6182 kg per square kilometre | 0.7824 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3747 kg per square kilometre | 0.2992 kg per square kilometre | 0.5812 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7016 kg per square kilometre | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | 0.9198 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7426 kg per square kilometre | 0.4542 kg per square kilometre | 0.9084 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya was 1.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2992 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Libya rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.