Energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya
Libya: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya is 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya peaked at 8.01 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.97 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2007.
That places Libya 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.65 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 4.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.08 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.38 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 4.25 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.97 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 3.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 4.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 6.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +65.3% |
| 2012 | 4.24 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 4.68 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 8.01 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +71.2% |
| 2015 | 7.74 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.66 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 5.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 7.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 4.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.97 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.08 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 8.01 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 60 Burkina Faso 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 60 Samoa 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 5.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 64 Niger 5.19 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 65 Solomon Islands 5.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 66 South Korea 5.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Libya was 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.01 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2007.
- How does Libya rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Libya ranks 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.