Share of electricity generation from oil in Libya
Libya: Share of electricity generation from oil was 25.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from oil in Libya stood at 25.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Libya peaked at 81.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2021.
That places Libya 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.1% | — |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -40.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -2.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 25.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 6.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 25.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 56.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 27.4% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 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 oil in Libya?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Libya was 25.4% 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 oil recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Libya ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.