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 3rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
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
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
- 4 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
- 5 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare
- 6 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
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)
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 3rd out of 192 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.