Electricity net generation in Libya

Libya: Electricity net generation was 30.09 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
30.09
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
67th
of 203 countries
All-time high
35.64
in 2013
All-time low
4.53
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Electricity net generation in Libya, 1980–2020

0102030401980200020201980: 4.51981: 5.21982: 5.61983: 6.71984: 8.61985: 11.11986: 12.51987: 14.71988: 151989: 15.11990: 15.81991: 15.91992: 15.91993: 161994: 16.71995: 16.91996: 17.21997: 17.81998: 12.71999: 13.52000: 14.62001: 15.12002: 16.52003: 17.82004: 192005: 21.32006: 23.32007: 24.72008: 28.92009: 29.22010: 30.62011: 24.42012: 32.22013: 35.62014: 35.52015: 35.32016: 29.52017: 31.32018: 32.12019: 31.72020: 30.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Libya recorded 30.09 for electricity net generation in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Libya peaked at 35.64 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.53, in 1980.

Libya ranks 67th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Electricity net generation in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Electricity net generation in Libya, 1980 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1980 4.53
1981 5.24 +15.9%
1982 5.62 +7.1%
1983 6.7 +19.2%
1984 8.62 +28.7%
1985 11.09 +28.7%
1986 12.48 +12.6%
1987 14.66 +17.5%
1988 15.04 +2.6%
1989 15.13 +0.6%
1990 15.79 +4.3%
1991 15.89 +0.6%
1992 15.93 +0.3%
1993 15.98 +0.3%
1994 16.73 +4.7%
1995 16.92 +1.1%
1996 17.2 +1.7%
1997 17.84 +3.7%
1998 12.72 -28.7%
1999 13.52 +6.3%
2000 14.57 +7.7%
2001 15.14 +4.0%
2002 16.48 +8.8%
2003 17.81 +8.1%
2004 18.99 +6.6%
2005 21.31 +12.2%
2006 23.27 +9.2%
2007 24.66 +6.0%
2008 28.88 +17.1%
2009 29.18 +1.1%
2010 30.6 +4.9%
2011 24.44 -20.1%
2012 32.22 +31.8%
2013 35.64 +10.6%
2014 35.47 -0.5%
2015 35.26 -0.6%
2016 29.54 -16.2%
2017 31.29 +5.9%
2018 32.12 +2.7%
2019 31.7 -1.3%
2020 30.09 -5.1%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 30.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.21, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 30.09 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.22, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.91 4.53 15.13 10
1990s 15.85 12.72 17.84 10
2000s 21.03 14.57 29.18 10
2010s 31.83 24.44 35.64 10
2020s 30.09 30.09 30.09 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 64 Ireland 33.09 compare
  2. 65 Hungary 32.99 compare
  3. 66 Ecuador 32.13 compare
  4. 68 Laos 29.97 compare
  5. 69 Bahrain 29.86 compare
  6. 70 Denmark 28.46 compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net generation in Libya?
Electricity net generation in Libya was 30.09 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 35.64 in 2013.
What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 4.53 in 1980.
How does Libya rank for electricity net generation?
Libya ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity net generation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 7,868 data points, 1980–2020
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