Electricity net consumption in Libya

Libya: Electricity net consumption was 25.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.36
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 202 countries
All-time high
28.49
in 2013
All-time low
3.33
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Libya, 1980–2019

01020301980199920191980: 3.31981: 3.71982: 3.71983: 4.41984: 5.81985: 7.91986: 9.81987: 12.91988: 13.51989: 13.51990: 12.61991: 131992: 13.31993: 13.21994: 13.91995: 14.31996: 14.11997: 14.41998: 10.11999: 10.62000: 112001: 11.32002: 14.32003: 15.42004: 16.42005: 18.52006: 20.82007: 21.12008: 19.32009: 18.12010: 18.92011: 16.22012: 25.72013: 28.52014: 28.42015: 28.12016: 23.62017: 24.92018: 25.72019: 25.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Libya recorded 25.36 for electricity net consumption in 2019.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Libya peaked at 28.49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 1980.

Libya ranks 69th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Electricity net consumption in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Electricity net consumption in Libya, 1980 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1980 3.33
1981 3.69 +10.7%
1982 3.68 -0.2%
1983 4.35 +18.3%
1984 5.84 +34.3%
1985 7.86 +34.6%
1986 9.84 +25.1%
1987 12.89 +31.1%
1988 13.47 +4.5%
1989 13.52 +0.4%
1990 12.62 -6.7%
1991 12.96 +2.7%
1992 13.33 +2.8%
1993 13.24 -0.7%
1994 13.88 +4.8%
1995 14.27 +2.8%
1996 14.12 -1.0%
1997 14.44 +2.3%
1998 10.09 -30.2%
1999 10.6 +5.1%
2000 10.97 +3.5%
2001 11.31 +3.1%
2002 14.28 +26.3%
2003 15.43 +8.1%
2004 16.45 +6.6%
2005 18.52 +12.6%
2006 20.84 +12.5%
2007 21.09 +1.2%
2008 19.34 -8.3%
2009 18.08 -6.5%
2010 18.88 +4.4%
2011 16.18 -14.3%
2012 25.74 +59.1%
2013 28.49 +10.6%
2014 28.37 -0.4%
2015 28.13 -0.8%
2016 23.58 -16.2%
2017 24.9 +5.6%
2018 25.69 +3.2%
2019 25.36 -1.3%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 25.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.99, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 25.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.68, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity net 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +59.1% 16.18 25.74

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.85 3.33 13.52 10
1990s 12.95 10.09 14.44 10
2000s 16.63 10.97 21.09 10
2010s 24.53 16.18 28.49 10

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 66 Morocco 29.45 compare
  2. 67 Slovakia 26.5 compare
  3. 68 Ecuador 26.35 compare
  4. 70 Nigeria 24.61 compare
  5. 71 Azerbaijan 21.03 compare
  6. 72 Myanmar 20.47 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Libya?
Electricity net consumption in Libya was 25.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 28.49 in 2013.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 1980.
How does Libya rank for electricity net consumption?
Libya ranks 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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