Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya
Libya: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 1.01 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 7 Uruguay 1.67 An per person compare
- 8 Faroe Islands 1.46 An per person compare
- 9 South Sudan 1.2 An per person compare
- 11 Mali 1 An per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.9006 An per person compare
- 13 Iceland 0.8938 An per person 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks 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
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.