Libya vs Venezuela, RB: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Libya
2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Venezuela, RB
3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Libya rank
5th
Venezuela, RB rank
4th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Venezuela, RB
How they compare
Venezuela, RB currently reports 3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Libya, a difference of 1.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Venezuela, RB's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 5th and Venezuela, RB ranks 4th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, RB in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Venezuela, RB | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.763 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Venezuela, RB |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Libya or Venezuela, RB?
- Venezuela, RB, at 3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Venezuela, RB?
- 1.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Venezuela, RB ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Venezuela, RB?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Venezuela, RB rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th and Venezuela, RB ranks 4th 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.