Sheep — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Sheep — Stocks was 752,842 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Libya stood at 752,842 LSU.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Libya peaked at 756,222 LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 129,579 LSU, in 1961.
Libya ranks 44th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 129,579 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 133,692 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 137,806 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 141,919 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 146,122 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 150,517 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 162,765 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 166,710 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 192,843 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 216,300 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 228,423 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 227,400 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 310,000 LSU | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 350,000 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 418,278 LSU | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 443,369 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 382,562 LSU | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 398,240 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 544,500 LSU | +36.7% |
| 1980 | 550,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 419,400 LSU | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 550,000 LSU | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 520,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 500,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 550,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 500,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 450,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 450,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 520,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 510,000 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 500,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 495,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 500,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 510,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 550,000 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 520,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 600,000 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 515,000 LSU | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 412,400 LSU | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 450,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 450,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 480,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 520,000 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 550,000 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 600,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 650,000 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 650,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 670,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 700,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 710,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 715,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 720,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 715,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 714,450 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 716,633 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 718,824 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 735,979 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 756,222 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 745,351 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 737,859 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 734,452 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 752,842 LSU | +2.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 752,842 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 12.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 752,842 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 3.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.7% | 398,240 LSU | 544,500 LSU |
| 1973 | +36.3% | 227,400 LSU | 310,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151,328 LSU | 129,579 LSU | 192,843 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 351,907 LSU | 216,300 LSU | 544,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 498,940 LSU | 419,400 LSU | 550,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 522,000 LSU | 495,000 LSU | 600,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,240 LSU | 412,400 LSU | 670,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 720,211 LSU | 700,000 LSU | 756,222 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 742,626 LSU | 734,452 LSU | 752,842 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 — stocks in Libya?
- Sheep — stocks in Libya was 752,842 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 756,222 LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,579 LSU in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for sheep — stocks?
- Libya ranks 44th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — 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 — 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.