Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya
Libya: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1.14 watts per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.14 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya peaked at 1.14 watts per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 watts per capita, in 2000.
Libya ranks 212th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.193 watts per capita | 0 watts per capita | 0.5 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 watts per capita | 0.57 watts per capita | 0.79 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.91 watts per capita | 0.73 watts per capita | 1.14 watts per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 209 Botswana 2.54 watts per capita compare
- 210 Benin 2.4 watts per capita compare
- 211 South Sudan 1.39 watts per capita compare
- 213 Gambia 1.09 watts per capita compare
- 214 Guinea-Bissau 0.84 watts per capita compare
- 215 East Timor 0.58 watts per capita compare
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)
- Fuel exports 94.4% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 53.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya was 1.14 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 watts per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Libya ranks 212th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)