Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya
Libya: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.3% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya peaked at 3.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
Libya ranks 105th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +68.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
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- 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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Libya was 1.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Libya ranks 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.