Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Libya
Libya: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 15.46 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Libya recorded 15.46 million kg for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Libya peaked at 15.46 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 164,716 kg, in 1961.
That places Libya 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 164,716 kg | — |
| 1962 | 197,481 kg | +19.9% |
| 1963 | 214,760 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 246,986 kg | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 296,491 kg | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 340,773 kg | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 419,981 kg | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 510,712 kg | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 526,914 kg | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 564,895 kg | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 472,008 kg | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 794,477 kg | +68.3% |
| 1973 | 1.74 million kg | +119.0% |
| 1974 | 1.32 million kg | -24.1% |
| 1975 | 1.86 million kg | +40.9% |
| 1976 | 2.00 million kg | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.86 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.90 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.20 million kg | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 2.36 million kg | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 3.48 million kg | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 3.59 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.68 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.84 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.97 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.33 million kg | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 4.54 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4.92 million kg | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 5.70 million kg | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 6.76 million kg | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 7.07 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 6.97 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.71 million kg | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.15 million kg | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 10.28 million kg | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 10.04 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.92 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.04 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10.09 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.38 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.47 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.34 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.34 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.35 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.81 million kg | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.48 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.56 million kg | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 12.89 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.31 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 13.68 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.04 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.24 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.19 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.79 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.83 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.98 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.32 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.78 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.92 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.93 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.77 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.86 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.46 million kg | +4.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 15.46 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.12 million kg, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 15.46 million kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.31 million kg, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 794,477 kg | 1.74 million kg |
| 1972 | +68.3% | 472,008 kg | 794,477 kg |
| 1981 | +47.4% | 2.36 million kg | 3.48 million kg |
| 1975 | +40.9% | 1.32 million kg | 1.86 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324,313 kg | 164,716 kg | 526,914 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.47 million kg | 472,008 kg | 2.20 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 million kg | 2.36 million kg | 5.70 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.60 million kg | 6.71 million kg | 10.28 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.19 million kg | 10.34 million kg | 13.31 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 million kg | 13.68 million kg | 14.92 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.01 million kg | 14.77 million kg | 15.46 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 75 Guinea 16.26 million kg compare
- 76 Jordan 16.00 million kg compare
- 77 Azerbaijan 15.61 million kg compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 14.94 million kg compare
- 80 South Sudan 14.82 million kg compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 14.57 million kg 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Libya?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Libya was 15.46 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.46 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,716 kg in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Libya ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).