Libya vs Venezuela: Energy intensity
Libya
2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Venezuela
3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Libya rank
8th
Venezuela rank
7th
Energy intensity over time
- Libya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela 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'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 8th and Venezuela ranks 7th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Venezuela | 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 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Libya or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, 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 between Libya and Venezuela?
- 1.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Venezuela?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Venezuela rank globally for energy intensity?
- Libya ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 7th of 166 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. 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.