Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Libya
Libya: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 74.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya is 74.35 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya peaked at 74.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.24 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Libya 119th out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 20.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 21.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 21.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 23.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 22.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 24.1 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 25.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 24.91 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 33.56 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 42.89 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 45.96 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 38.91 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 40.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 49.48 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 50.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 41.61 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 50.53 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 48.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 45.06 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 45.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 41.23 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 38.25 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 38.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 42.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 44.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 44.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 44.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 45.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 48.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 46 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 51.43 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 45.66 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 38.79 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 41.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 42.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 47.97 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 53.24 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 56.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 62.09 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 65.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 65.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 70.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 70.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 74.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +27.8% | 33.56 kg per square kilometre | 42.89 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.45 kg per square kilometre | 19.24 kg per square kilometre | 24.1 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.66 kg per square kilometre | 24.91 kg per square kilometre | 49.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.18 kg per square kilometre | 38.25 kg per square kilometre | 50.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.03 kg per square kilometre | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | 51.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.16 kg per square kilometre | 38.79 kg per square kilometre | 67.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.05 kg per square kilometre | 70.33 kg per square kilometre | 74.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.06 kg per square kilometre | 72.56 kg per square kilometre | 74.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 79.9 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 118 Germany 75.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 French Polynesia 73.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Madagascar 71.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Namibia 67.45 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 and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Libya was 74.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 74.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.24 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.