Net electricity imports in Libya
Libya: Net electricity imports was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
81st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.26 terawatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
-0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Net electricity imports in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports in Libya stood at 0 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Libya peaked at 1.26 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.08 terawatt-hours, in 2010.
Libya ranks 81st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Libya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 2007 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -200.0% |
| 2008 | -0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2009 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 2010 | -0.08 terawatt-hours | +166.7% |
| 2011 | -0.06 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -183.3% |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +56.7% |
| 2019 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +66.0% |
| 2020 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.003 terawatt-hours | -0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.199 terawatt-hours | -0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.552 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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- 81 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Australia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Chile 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Japan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 New Zealand 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 North Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Philippines 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 South Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Taiwan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Venezuela 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
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 net electricity imports in Libya?
- Net electricity imports in Libya was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.08 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for net electricity imports?
- Libya ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.