Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.02 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Libya stood at 1.02 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Libya peaked at 1.02 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 252,005 LSU, in 1961.
That places Libya 49th 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 — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 252,005 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 258,980 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 265,955 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 272,930 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 279,995 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 285,233 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 303,270 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 300,326 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 321,770 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 339,740 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 342,572 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 338,300 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 410,000 LSU | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 464,710 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 587,963 LSU | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 629,083 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 533,971 LSU | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 559,930 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 690,808 LSU | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 700,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 573,100 LSU | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 704,300 LSU | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 677,000 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 630,000 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 640,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 585,000 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 540,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 545,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 600,000 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 630,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 630,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 630,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 622,000 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 626,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 635,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 675,000 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 645,000 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 725,000 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 640,000 LSU | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 538,700 LSU | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 576,333 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 590,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 660,000 LSU | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 730,000 LSU | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 780,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 850,000 LSU | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 900,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 900,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 930,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 970,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 970,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 970,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 980,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 973,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 969,996 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 970,767 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 972,351 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 996,112 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million LSU | +2.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.02 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 14.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.02 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 370,110 LSU, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 282,274 LSU | 252,005 LSU | 321,770 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 489,708 LSU | 338,300 LSU | 690,808 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 619,440 LSU | 540,000 LSU | 704,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 645,800 LSU | 622,000 LSU | 725,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 745,503 LSU | 538,700 LSU | 930,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 979,483 LSU | 969,996 LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 4 |
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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 — stocks in Libya?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Libya was 1.02 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,005 LSU in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Libya ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.