Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Libya
Libya: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.4% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Libya peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 173rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Libya?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Libya was 2.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Libya ranks 173rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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