Number of people with and without electricity access in Libya
Libya: Number of people with and without electricity access was 5.71 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Libya is 5.71 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Libya peaked at 5.71 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million people, in 2018.
Libya ranks 107th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Libya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.29 million people | — |
| 2001 | 5.24 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.24 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.25 million people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.27 million people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.28 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.29 million people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.30 million people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.32 million people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.32 million people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.09 million people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.86 million people | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.86 million people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.85 million people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.82 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.79 million people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.76 million people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.59 million people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.76 million people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.89 million people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 5.01 million people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.06 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.35 million people | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 5.71 million people | +6.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 5.71 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 5.71 million people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.55 million people, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.28 million people | 5.24 million people | 5.32 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million people | 4.59 million people | 5.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million people | 4.89 million people | 5.71 million people | 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 number of people with and without electricity access in Libya?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Libya was 5.71 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million people in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.