Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Libya
Libya: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 1.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.13 for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 capita in Libya peaked at 1.14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, 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 capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0.04 | — |
| 2004 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.28 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.36 | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.43 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.57 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.66 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.79 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.76 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.89 | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.14 | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.13 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.193 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.954 | 0.73 | 1.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 212 South Sudan 2.66 compare
- 213 Somalia 2.6 compare
- 214 Benin 2.47 compare
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 0.9 compare
- 217 East Timor 0.58 compare
- 218 Turkmenistan 0.31 compare
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Libya?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Libya was 1.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Libya ranks 215th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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