Israel vs Libya: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Israel
14,260 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Libya
15,702 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Israel rank
19th
Libya rank
17th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Israel
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15,702 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,260 kilowatt-hours per person in Israel, a difference of 1,442 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and Libya ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,004 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 39.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,096 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 2,154 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,129 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,975 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 9,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,499 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,381 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 13,376 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,426 kilowatt-hours per person | 50.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Israel or Libya?
- Libya, at 15,702 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,260 kilowatt-hours per person in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Israel and Libya?
- 1,442 kilowatt-hours per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Libya rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Israel ranks 19th and Libya ranks 17th of 218 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. 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 per person.