Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya
Libya: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1.13 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya, 2000–2024
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 1.13 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 48.7% 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 215th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2002 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2003 | 0.04 watts per capita | — |
| 2004 | 0.12 watts per capita | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 watts per capita | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.28 watts per capita | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.36 watts per capita | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.43 watts per capita | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 watts per capita | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.57 watts per capita | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.66 watts per capita | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.79 watts per capita | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.78 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.76 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.75 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.74 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.76 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.75 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.74 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.73 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.89 watts per capita | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.88 watts per capita | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.14 watts per capita | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.13 watts per capita | -0.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.13 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.13 watts per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75 watts per capita, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +200.0% | 0.04 watts per capita | 0.12 watts per capita |
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 | 0.954 watts per capita | 0.73 watts per capita | 1.14 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 212 South Sudan 2.66 watts per capita compare
- 213 Somalia 2.6 watts per capita compare
- 214 Benin 2.47 watts per capita compare
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 0.9 watts per capita compare
- 217 East Timor 0.58 watts per capita compare
- 218 Turkmenistan 0.31 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Libya was 1.13 watts per capita in 2024, 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 215th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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).