Electricity generation from oil per person in Libya
Libya: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1,192 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,192 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
40th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,901 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
1,116 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil per person in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in Libya is 1,192 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Libya peaked at 2,901 kilowatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,116 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
Libya ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Libya, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,281 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,324 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,511 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2,685 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,854 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 2,789 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,500 kilowatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 2,406 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2,714 kilowatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 2,901 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,649 kilowatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1,647 kilowatt-hours | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 2,193 kilowatt-hours | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 2,503 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2,717 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2,639 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,298 kilowatt-hours | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 1,549 kilowatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1,717 kilowatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1,636 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,116 kilowatt-hours | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 1,145 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,163 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,210 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1,192 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,192 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 12.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,192 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 111.23 kilowatt-hours, 10.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,596 kilowatt-hours | 2,281 kilowatt-hours | 2,901 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,055 kilowatt-hours | 1,298 kilowatt-hours | 2,717 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,165 kilowatt-hours | 1,116 kilowatt-hours | 1,210 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 37 Cook Islands 1,455 kilowatt-hours compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,292 kilowatt-hours compare
- 39 Suriname 1,261 kilowatt-hours compare
- 41 Mauritius 1,149 kilowatt-hours compare
- 42 French Guiana 1,121 kilowatt-hours compare
- 43 Reunion 1,063 kilowatt-hours 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 electricity generation from oil per person in Libya?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Libya was 1,192 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,901 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,116 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Libya ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.