Cattle — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Cattle — Stocks was 208,931 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Libya is 208,931 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Libya peaked at 250,000 An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 101,143 An, in 1971.
That places Libya 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,970 An | — |
| 1962 | 105,135 An | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 106,300 An | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 107,565 An | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 108,634 An | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 109,958 An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 116,222 An | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 118,557 An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 104,662 An | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 107,870 An | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 101,143 An | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 105,705 An | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 120,750 An | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 150,285 An | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 189,170 An | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 195,788 An | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 179,379 An | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 183,300 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 180,880 An | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 156,000 An | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 132,000 An | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 130,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 170,000 An | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 190,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 200,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 210,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 220,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 230,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 240,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 250,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 225,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 180,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 155,000 An | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 140,000 An | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 145,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 145,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 142,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 140,000 An | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 138,000 An | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 130,210 An | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 130,210 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 135,000 An | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 137,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 145,000 An | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 150,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 185,000 An | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 185,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 185,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 190,000 An | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 195,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 197,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 198,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 198,500 An | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 200,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 201,376 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 202,849 An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 204,196 An | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 225,140 An | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 229,890 An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 218,260 An | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 199,610 An | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 215,920 An | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 211,263 An | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 208,931 An | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 208,931 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 23% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 208,931 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 47% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +30.8% | 130,000 An | 170,000 An |
| 1975 | +25.9% | 150,285 An | 189,170 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,000 An | 103,970 An | 118,557 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 151,427 An | 101,143 An | 195,788 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,800 An | 130,000 An | 240,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,000 An | 138,000 An | 250,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,242 An | 130,210 An | 190,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,195 An | 195,000 An | 229,890 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,797 An | 199,610 An | 218,260 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 134 Bhutan 257,103 An compare
- 135 Estonia 232,390 An compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 218,598 An compare
- 138 Luxembourg 180,530 An compare
- 139 China, Taiwan Province of 155,741 An compare
- 140 Jamaica 153,169 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Libya?
- Cattle — stocks in Libya was 208,931 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 250,000 An in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,143 An in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for cattle — stocks?
- Libya ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.