Libya vs Zimbabwe: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Libya
2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Zimbabwe
2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
9th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6533 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.82 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1405 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5541 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 Zimbabwe?
- Libya, at 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 164 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.