Share of electricity generation from gas in Libya
Libya: Share of electricity generation from gas was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 74.5% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Libya peaked at 76.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2004.
Libya ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +41.3% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +47.8% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 74.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 5.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 74.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +47.8% | 26.8% | 39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 19.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 47.1% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.3% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 share of electricity generation from gas in Libya?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Libya was 74.5% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2004.
- How does Libya rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Libya ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.