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 205th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +44.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
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 205th out of 248 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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