Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya
Libya: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 20.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Libya recorded 20.2% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya peaked at 36.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2006.
That places Libya 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.2% | — |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -47.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +145.0% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 19.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 9.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.0% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 4 |
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- 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 electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Libya was 20.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Libya ranks 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.