Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Libya
Libya: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.45 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya peaked at 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3783 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Libya ranks 104th of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3783 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3885 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3988 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4091 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4266 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4525 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4459 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4721 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4935 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4866 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5761 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6535 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8365 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8967 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7586 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7967 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9618 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9753 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8107 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9826 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.948 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8758 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.873 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.799 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7421 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8678 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8718 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8758 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8641 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8689 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8803 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9326 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8934 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9981 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8869 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7549 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8041 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8274 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9349 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8731 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 | +28.0% | 0.6535 kg per square kilometre | 0.8365 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4212 kg per square kilometre | 0.3783 kg per square kilometre | 0.4721 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6953 kg per square kilometre | 0.4866 kg per square kilometre | 0.9618 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8582 kg per square kilometre | 0.7421 kg per square kilometre | 0.9826 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.894 kg per square kilometre | 0.8641 kg per square kilometre | 0.9981 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.7549 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Libya was 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3783 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Libya ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.