Installed solar pv capacity in Libya
Libya: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0095 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Libya, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0095 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Libya peaked at 0.0095 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 2003.
That places Libya 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0002 | — |
| 2004 | 0.0007 | +250.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 | +71.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 | +31.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0095 | +13.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0095 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0095 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.09, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +250.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0017 | 0.0002 | 0.0032 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 | 0.0037 | 0.0051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 | 0.0051 | 0.0095 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Gas production 117.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 117.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Libya?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Libya was 0.0095 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Libya ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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