Sheep — Share in total livestock in Libya
Libya: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 45.66 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Libya is 45.66 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Libya peaked at 54.66 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.22 %LSU, in 1965.
Libya ranks 2nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Libya, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.43 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 22.45 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 22.45 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.33 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 22.22 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 23.02 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 24.53 %LSU | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 26.06 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 30.74 %LSU | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 35.48 %LSU | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 40.85 %LSU | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 39.96 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 46.05 %LSU | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 51.05 %LSU | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 49.01 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 48.98 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.38 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 48.46 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 54.09 %LSU | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 54.66 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 47.04 %LSU | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 51.58 %LSU | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 48.52 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 47.61 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 52.2 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 50.42 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 48.54 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 47.12 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 47.97 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 46.68 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 46.46 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 47.58 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 49.33 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 48.97 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 46.71 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 48.76 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 48.93 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 53.43 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 49.35 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 43.71 %LSU | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 45.72 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 44.91 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 44.69 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.2 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.65 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.53 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 46.2 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.02 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.99 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46.33 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.61 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.74 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.64 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.24 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.34 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.5 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.25 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.56 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.82 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.24 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.17 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.44 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 45.66 %LSU | +0.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 45.66 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.09 %LSU, 9.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 45.66 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.05 %LSU, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.03 %LSU | 22.22 %LSU | 30.74 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.23 %LSU | 35.48 %LSU | 54.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.57 %LSU | 47.04 %LSU | 54.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.62 %LSU | 46.46 %LSU | 53.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.46 %LSU | 43.71 %LSU | 46.53 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3 %LSU | 45.56 %LSU | 46.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.88 %LSU | 45.44 %LSU | 46.24 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.4 %LSU compare
- 3 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
- 3 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 4 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare
- 5 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
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 — share in total livestock in Libya?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Libya was 45.66 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 54.66 %LSU in 1980.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.22 %LSU in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Libya ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.