Identification
Survey ID Number
LBY_1987_AgC_v01_M
Title
Arab Jamahiriya Agricultural Census 1987
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Libya | LBY |
Study type
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Series Information
A census of agriculture was conducted in the United Kingdom of Libya in 1960; subsequently, two censuses of agriculture were conducted in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the first in 1974 and the second, to which data here refer, in 1987.
Unit of Analysis
Agricultural Holdings
Scope
Notes
The scope of the Agricultural Census includes the following:
- Number and area of holdings
- Fragmentation of holdings
- Holders by main type of activity
- Farm population
- Land Use
- Irrigation
- Temporary crops
- Permanent crops
- Livestock
- Machinery/equipment
- Number and area of holdings
- Fragmentation of holdings
- Holders by main type of activity
- Farm population
- Land Use
- Irrigation
- Temporary crops
- Permanent crops
- Livestock
- Machinery/equipment
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The census covered the entire country.
Universe
Holding - is defined as a technoeconomic unit of agricultural production wholly or partly used for crop production or livestock keeping or tree crops growing or a mixture of land, livestock and tree crops, operated as an independent economic unit. Economic units raising race horses only were not included in the census.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Department of Statistics and Census |
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| Local Municipalities |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A list of agricultural holders and holdings was obtained from the 1984 Population Census.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-10 | 1987-09 | Agricultural Year |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Access policy
Access authority
| Name |
|---|
| Department of Statistics and Census |
Citation requirements
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Data source: The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - The General People's Committee for Economic Planning - Department of Statistics and Census - Agricultural Census 1987, Final Results.
Mailing Address: Statistics and Census Department, P.O. Box 600, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jam
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Data source: The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - The General People's Committee for Economic Planning - Department of Statistics and Census - Agricultural Census 1987, Final Results.
Mailing Address: Statistics and Census Department, P.O. Box 600, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jam
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_LBY_1987_AgC_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2013-09-09
DDI Document version
Version 01 (September 2013)