Sheep — Stocks in Libya

Libya: Sheep — Stocks was 7.49 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.49 million An
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.56 million An
in 2019
All-time low
1.30 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Libya, 1961–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Libya recorded 7.49 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Libya peaked at 7.56 million An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million An, in 1961.

Libya ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.51 million An 1.30 million An 1.93 million An 9
1970s 3.52 million An 2.16 million An 5.45 million An 10
1980s 4.99 million An 4.19 million An 5.50 million An 10
1990s 5.22 million An 4.95 million An 6.00 million An 10
2000s 5.43 million An 4.12 million An 6.70 million An 10
2010s 7.20 million An 7.00 million An 7.56 million An 10
2020s 7.44 million An 7.37 million An 7.50 million An 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 43 Senegal 8.73 million An compare
  2. 44 Somalia 7.99 million An compare
  3. 45 Greece 7.77 million An compare
  4. 47 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.47 million An compare
  5. 48 Yugoslav SFR 7.43 million An compare
  6. 49 Azerbaijan 7.04 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Libya?
Sheep — stocks in Libya was 7.49 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 7.56 million An in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million An in 1961.
How does Libya rank for sheep — stocks?
Libya ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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