Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Libya
Libya: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita was 0.0039 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0039 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0158 t per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 t per person, in 1961.
Libya ranks 26th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 t per person | +61.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0079 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 t per person | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0125 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 t per person | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0152 t per person | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0148 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0156 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0145 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0151 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.011 t per person | -27.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.009 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 t per person | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.005 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 t per person | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 t per person | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 t per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 t per person | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 t per person | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 t per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 t per person | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 t per person | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 t per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 t per person | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.004 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 t per person | -2.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0039 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 t per person, 7.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0039 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.002 t per person, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +61.1% | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0064 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 0.0152 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 t per person | 0.0073 t per person | 0.0158 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 0.0081 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Libya?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Libya was 0.0039 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0158 t per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 t per person in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita?
- Libya ranks 26th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.