Horses — Stocks in Libya
Libya: Horses — Stocks was 46,676 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Libya is 46,676 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Libya peaked at 46,930 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,175 An, in 1974.
That places Libya 74th out of 163 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.
Horses — Stocks in Libya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,646 An | — |
| 1962 | 29,347 An | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 31,048 An | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 32,749 An | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 34,452 An | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 32,578 An | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 32,314 An | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 30,765 An | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 27,220 An | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 25,590 An | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 16,758 An | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 17,035 An | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 15,500 An | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 13,175 An | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 13,900 An | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 14,247 An | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 13,788 An | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 15,000 An | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 20,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 25,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 30,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 38,000 An | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 40,150 An | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 40,300 An | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 40,500 An | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 30,000 An | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 20,000 An | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 25,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 20,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 20,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 28,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 29,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 30,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 35,000 An | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 40,000 An | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,000 An | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45,500 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 46,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46,300 An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46,500 An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46,587 An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46,620 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46,573 An | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 45,670 An | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 45,700 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46,930 An | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 45,710 An | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 44,988 An | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 46,630 An | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 46,676 An | +0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 46,676 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,676 An, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 46,676 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,744 An, 3.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.5% | 25,590 An | 16,758 An |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 15,000 An | 20,000 An |
| 1987 | -33.3% | 30,000 An | 20,000 An |
| 1982 | +26.7% | 30,000 An | 38,000 An |
| 1986 | -25.9% | 40,500 An | 30,000 An |
| 1980 | +25.0% | 20,000 An | 25,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,902 An | 27,220 An | 34,452 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,499 An | 13,175 An | 25,590 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,895 An | 20,000 An | 40,500 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,700 An | 20,000 An | 40,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,000 An | 45,000 An | 45,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,045 An | 45,000 An | 46,620 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,187 An | 44,988 An | 46,930 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 horses — stocks in Libya?
- Horses — stocks in Libya was 46,676 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 46,930 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,175 An in 1974.
- How does Libya rank for horses — stocks?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Horses — 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.