How does Libya rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Libya ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya

Name: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Libya: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.05 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

47th

of 192 countries

All-time high

0.05 LSU/ha

in 2010

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — 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 — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya stood at 0.05 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya peaked at 0.05 LSU/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

Libya ranks 47th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0111 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.027 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.033 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.032 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.035 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Libya

47 Bahamas 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Benin 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Egypt 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Ghana 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Italy 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Kyrgyzstan 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Mali 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Martinique 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 North Macedonia 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Oman 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Peru 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Serbia 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 South Sudan 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Spain 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Togo 0.05 LSU/ha compare
47 Yugoslav SFR 0.05 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More environment data for Libya

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.56 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,300 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.15 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya?: Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Libya was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2010.
What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Libya rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Libya ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.