Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya
Libya: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 10.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya, 1981–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 10.3% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,084.2% on the previous year and up 540.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya peaked at 57.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -34.4%, in 2011.
Libya ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -10.4% | — |
| 1982 | -1.1% | -89.6% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | -808.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +7063.4% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -54.0% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -38.5% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +45.2% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +63.5% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | -6.7% | -252.0% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -153.8% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | -3.8% | -171.0% |
| 1999 | -9.7% | +158.5% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -467.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -97.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +283.3% |
| 2003 | -1.5% | -147.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -265.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +39.8% |
| 2006 | -8.3% | -343.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -92.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -678.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +278.4% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -62.3% |
| 2011 | -34.4% | -730.6% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -171.6% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -69.3% |
| 2014 | -2.3% | -130.9% |
| 2015 | -20.4% | +774.0% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | -89.6% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -2801.9% |
| 2018 | -3.8% | -106.7% |
| 2019 | -14.4% | +277.2% |
| 2020 | -20.9% | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -205.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -89.2% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -144.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -1084.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 10.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4%, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +7063.4% | 0.1% | 10.0% |
| 2017 | +2801.9% | -2.1% | 57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | -10.4% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -9.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -8.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -34.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -20.9% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 11.6% compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 11.3% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 10.4% compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 9.7% compare
- 16 Tonga 8.7% compare
- 17 Laos 8.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Libya was 10.3% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.4% in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Libya ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 540.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.