Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Libya
Libya: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 30.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil sources in Libya stood at 30.5%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Libya peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2021.
That places Libya 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 30.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 8.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 30.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 76.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 52.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 22.9% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 22.4% | 32.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Libya?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Libya was 30.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Libya ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.