Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya
Libya: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.774 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya is 0.774 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.998 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.67 units per person, in 2018.
That places Libya 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.998 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.969 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.952 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.935 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.918 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.901 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.884 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.868 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.851 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.835 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.819 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.803 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.787 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.771 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.755 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.738 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.722 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.706 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.67 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.685 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.694 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.702 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.732 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.774 units per person | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9111 units per person | 0.835 units per person | 0.998 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7456 units per person | 0.67 units per person | 0.819 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7204 units per person | 0.694 units per person | 0.774 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Libya was 0.774 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.998 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 units per person in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Libya ranks 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.