Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 51.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — 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, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya stood at 51.16 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 51.39 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.81 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Libya ranks 103rd of 159 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 10.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 11.06 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 13.11 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 14.7 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 15.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 15.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 21.07 kg per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 28.43 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 30.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 26 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 37 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1980 | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 28.5 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 35.34 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 35.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 34.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 33.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 34.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 35.34 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 40.77 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 35 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 28.03 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 35.34 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 40.77 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 44.17 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 44.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 47.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 48.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 51.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 50.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 50.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 51.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 51.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.7% | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | 37 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +36.3% | 15.45 kg per square kilometre | 21.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.28 kg per square kilometre | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | 13.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | 14.7 kg per square kilometre | 37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.91 kg per square kilometre | 28.5 kg per square kilometre | 37.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.47 kg per square kilometre | 33.64 kg per square kilometre | 40.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.92 kg per square kilometre | 28.03 kg per square kilometre | 45.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.94 kg per square kilometre | 47.57 kg per square kilometre | 51.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.47 kg per square kilometre | 49.91 kg per square kilometre | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 100 Belgium 54.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Iceland 52.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Luxembourg 52.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Malawi 46.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 42.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Nepal 41.86 kg per square kilometre 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Libya was 51.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.39 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.81 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre 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 Sheep — 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
Sheep — 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — 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
Sheep — 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.