Horses — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Horses — Stocks was 18,659 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Libya stood at 18,659 LSU.
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 — stocks in Libya peaked at 18,772 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,270 LSU, in 1974.
That places Libya 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,058 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,739 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 12,419 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 13,100 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 13,781 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 13,031 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 12,926 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 12,306 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 10,888 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 10,236 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 6,703 LSU | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 6,814 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 6,200 LSU | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 5,270 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 5,560 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 5,699 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5,515 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 6,000 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 8,000 LSU | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 10,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 12,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 15,200 LSU | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 16,060 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 16,120 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16,200 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 12,000 LSU | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 8,000 LSU | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 10,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 11,200 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 11,600 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 12,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 14,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 16,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 16,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,200 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18,400 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 18,520 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,600 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18,635 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18,648 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18,629 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18,268 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 18,280 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18,772 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 18,284 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 17,988 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18,659 LSU | +3.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 18,659 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,708 LSU, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 18,659 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,052 LSU, 3.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.5% | 10,236 LSU | 6,703 LSU |
| 1987 | -33.3% | 12,000 LSU | 8,000 LSU |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 6,000 LSU | 8,000 LSU |
| 1982 | +26.7% | 12,000 LSU | 15,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,361 LSU | 10,888 LSU | 13,781 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,600 LSU | 5,270 LSU | 10,236 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,358 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 16,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,080 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 16,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,000 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,418 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 18,648 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,426 LSU | 17,988 LSU | 18,772 LSU | 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 — stocks in Libya?
- Horses — stocks in Libya was 18,659 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18,772 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,270 LSU in 1974.
- How does Libya rank for horses — stocks?
- Libya ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — 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.