Major livestock types — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Major livestock types — Stocks was 1.65 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Libya is 1.65 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Libya peaked at 1.65 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 559,215 LSU, in 1971.
Libya ranks 104th of 195 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 577,597 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 595,572 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 613,923 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 635,464 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 657,657 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 653,770 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 663,622 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 639,791 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 627,385 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 609,592 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 559,215 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 569,120 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 673,125 LSU | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 685,653 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 853,395 LSU | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 905,175 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 790,740 LSU | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 821,760 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million LSU | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 1.01 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 891,500 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million LSU | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 1.07 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 991,750 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 927,150 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 955,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million LSU | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 943,597 LSU | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 984,230 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million LSU | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.53 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.65 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million LSU | +2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.65 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.48 million LSU, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.65 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.21 million LSU, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 629,420 LSU | 577,597 LSU | 663,622 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 747,440 LSU | 559,215 LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million LSU | 891,500 LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.13 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million LSU | 943,597 LSU | 1.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million LSU | 1.51 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million LSU | 1.60 million LSU | 1.65 million 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 major livestock types — stocks in Libya?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Libya was 1.65 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,215 LSU in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Libya ranks 104th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Major livestock types — 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.