Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Libya

Libya: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 62.15 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.15 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
69.57 %LSU
in 1980
All-time low
42.57 %LSU
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Libya, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Libya stood at 62.15 %LSU.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Libya peaked at 69.57 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 42.57 %LSU, in 1965.

That places Libya 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.83 %LSU 42.57 %LSU 51.29 %LSU 9
1970s 64.78 %LSU 55.73 %LSU 69.5 %LSU 10
1980s 61.57 %LSU 57.07 %LSU 69.57 %LSU 10
1990s 60.18 %LSU 56.56 %LSU 64.56 %LSU 10
2000s 62.16 %LSU 57.09 %LSU 65.92 %LSU 10
2010s 62.98 %LSU 61.66 %LSU 64.2 %LSU 10
2020s 62.24 %LSU 61.99 %LSU 62.66 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
  2. 2 Syrian Arab Republic 72.07 %LSU compare
  3. 4 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
  4. 5 Palestine 54.03 %LSU compare
  5. 6 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Libya?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Libya was 62.15 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 69.57 %LSU in 1980.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 42.57 %LSU in 1965.
How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Libya ranks 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.