Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Libya
Libya: Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 1.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Libya stood at 1.49 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Libya peaked at 1.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3849 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Libya 104th 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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3849 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3953 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4058 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4163 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4343 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4608 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4544 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4819 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5045 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5051 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4982 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5919 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6713 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8578 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9193 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7781 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.817 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9895 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8321 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9745 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9012 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.901 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8245 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7651 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7736 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8501 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8943 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8978 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9012 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8893 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8944 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9063 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9607 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9199 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9131 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7759 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.827 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8503 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9593 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.49 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 management (manure treated, N content), per 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% | 0.6713 kg per square kilometre | 0.8578 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.429 kg per square kilometre | 0.3849 kg per square kilometre | 0.4819 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7133 kg per square kilometre | 0.4982 kg per square kilometre | 0.9895 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8836 kg per square kilometre | 0.7651 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9206 kg per square kilometre | 0.8893 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.7759 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Libya?
- Sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Libya was 1.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3849 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Libya ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.