Libya vs Russia: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Libya
2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Russia
2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Libya rank
5th
Russia rank
7th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Russia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Russia, a difference of 0.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 5th and Russia ranks 7th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.55 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3933 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6404 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3229 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0751 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Libya or Russia?
- Libya, at 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Russia?
- 0.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Russia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Russia rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th and Russia ranks 7th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.