Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya

Libya: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 1.01 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.01 An per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
10th
of 159 countries
All-time high
1.68 An per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.7774 An per person
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024

00.511.5196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Libya is 1.01 An per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Libya peaked at 1.68 An per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7774 An per person, in 2000.

Libya ranks 10th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.8329 An per person
1962 0.8243 An per person -1.0%
1963 0.8152 An per person -1.1%
1964 0.8093 An per person -0.7%
1965 0.81 An per person +0.1%
1966 0.814 An per person +0.5%
1967 0.8575 An per person +5.3%
1968 0.8537 An per person -0.4%
1969 0.9574 An per person +12.1%
1970 1.04 An per person +8.5%
1971 1.06 An per person +2.1%
1972 1.02 An per person -3.7%
1973 1.34 An per person +31.1%
1974 1.44 An per person +7.4%
1975 1.63 An per person +13.0%
1976 1.63 An per person +0.2%
1977 1.33 An per person -18.5%
1978 1.3 An per person -1.7%
1979 1.68 An per person +29.1%
1980 1.61 An per person -4.6%
1981 1.16 An per person -27.9%
1982 1.48 An per person +27.5%
1983 1.4 An per person -5.3%
1984 1.32 An per person -5.2%
1985 1.41 An per person +6.5%
1986 1.24 An per person -11.8%
1987 1.09 An per person -12.4%
1988 1.06 An per person -2.5%
1989 1.15 An per person +8.4%
1990 1.17 An per person +1.6%
1991 1.12 An per person -4.1%
1992 1.08 An per person -4.0%
1993 1.05 An per person -2.9%
1994 1.04 An per person -0.9%
1995 1.04 An per person +0.2%
1996 1.1 An per person +6.1%
1997 1.03 An per person -6.9%
1998 1.17 An per person +13.7%
1999 0.987 An per person -15.4%
2000 0.7774 An per person -21.2%
2001 0.8328 An per person +7.1%
2002 0.8169 An per person -1.9%
2003 0.8542 An per person +4.6%
2004 0.9064 An per person +6.1%
2005 0.9388 An per person +3.6%
2006 1 An per person +6.9%
2007 1.06 An per person +6.1%
2008 1.04 An per person -2.1%
2009 1.05 An per person +1.0%
2010 1.08 An per person +2.4%
2011 1.12 An per person +3.9%
2012 1.16 An per person +3.4%
2013 1.14 An per person -1.3%
2014 1.11 An per person -2.6%
2015 1.09 An per person -1.7%
2016 1.08 An per person -1.2%
2017 1.07 An per person -1.3%
2018 1.07 An per person +0.7%
2019 1.09 An per person +1.2%
2020 1.06 An per person -2.8%
2021 1.03 An per person -2.3%
2022 1.02 An per person -1.3%
2023 1.03 An per person +0.6%
2024 1.01 An per person -1.2%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 1.01 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0844 An per person, 12.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 1.01 An per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1862 An per person, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8416 An per person 0.8093 An per person 0.9574 An per person 9
1970s 1.35 An per person 1.02 An per person 1.68 An per person 10
1980s 1.29 An per person 1.06 An per person 1.61 An per person 10
1990s 1.08 An per person 0.987 An per person 1.17 An per person 10
2000s 0.9289 An per person 0.7774 An per person 1.06 An per person 10
2010s 1.1 An per person 1.07 An per person 1.16 An per person 10
2020s 1.03 An per person 1.01 An per person 1.06 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 7 Uruguay 1.67 An per person compare
  2. 8 Faroe Islands 1.46 An per person compare
  3. 9 South Sudan 1.2 An per person compare
  4. 11 Mali 1 An per person compare
  5. 12 Kazakhstan 0.9006 An per person compare
  6. 13 Iceland 0.8938 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Libya?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in Libya was 1.01 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 An per person in 1979.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7774 An per person in 2000.
How does Libya rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Libya ranks 10th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,274 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.