Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya
Libya: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya stood at 0.07 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Libya 70th out of 187 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0211 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.036 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.041 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.041 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.049 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.061 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 70 Dominica 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Egypt 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Ethiopia PDR 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Montenegro 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Niger 0.07 LSU/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0061 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -31.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0081 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Libya ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.