Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya
Libya: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1686 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1686 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.2339 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 1974.
Libya ranks 71st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0054 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0052 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.005 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0048 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0247 units per person | +611.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0268 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.03 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.033 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0356 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0386 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0419 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.047 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0497 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0495 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0513 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0508 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0648 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0762 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.079 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0973 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1054 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.114 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1221 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1307 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1335 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1394 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1455 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.152 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1587 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1476 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.167 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.189 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1576 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1317 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1251 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1423 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1628 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2072 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2339 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2267 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2237 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2209 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1686 units per person | -23.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1686 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.107 units per person, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1686 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +611.7% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0247 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0364 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.068 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | 0.1054 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1411 units per person | 0.114 units per person | 0.167 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1752 units per person | 0.1251 units per person | 0.2339 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2044 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | 0.2237 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 68 Uzbekistan 0.1739 units per person compare
- 69 Panama 0.1736 units per person compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 0.1714 units per person compare
- 72 Estonia 0.1657 units per person compare
- 73 New Caledonia 0.1622 units per person compare
- 74 Bahrain 0.1612 units per person compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Libya was 0.1686 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2339 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 1974.
- How does Libya rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Libya ranks 71st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.