Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya
Libya: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0044 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya is 0.0044 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.073 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 animals per person, in 2002.
That places Libya 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0135 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0119 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0122 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0198 animals per person | +61.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0238 animals per person | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0171 animals per person | -28.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0189 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0187 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0196 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 animals per person | -42.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 animals per person | +106.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0265 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0704 animals per person | +166.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0673 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0628 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.073 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0704 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0448 animals per person | -36.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0497 animals per person | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.045 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 animals per person | -39.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0389 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0313 animals per person | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 0.027 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 animals per person | -72.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 animals per person | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 animals per person | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.004 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 animals per person | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 animals per person | -3.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0044 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0044 animals per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +166.3% | 0.0265 animals per person | 0.0704 animals per person |
| 1974 | +106.0% | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0233 animals per person |
| 1991 | -72.3% | 0.027 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person |
| 1967 | +61.9% | 0.0122 animals per person | 0.0198 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 animals per person | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.0238 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0345 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0704 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0448 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person | 0.073 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.027 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0036 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 animals per person | 0.0045 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 animals per person | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0049 animals per person compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0048 animals per person compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 0.0044 animals per person compare
- 172 Mozambique 0.0043 animals per person compare
- 173 Bahrain 0.0041 animals per person compare
- 174 Iraq 0.0036 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2749 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.06 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Libya was 0.0044 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.073 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 animals per person in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Libya ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.