Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Libya
Libya: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0334 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.0334 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
39th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0501 barrels per capita per day
in 2010
All-time low
0.0303 barrels per capita per day
in 2011
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Per capita daily oil consumption in Libya, 1980–2018
Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0334 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Libya peaked at 0.0501 barrels per capita per day in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 barrels per capita per day, in 2011.
Libya ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Libya, year by year
| Year | barrels per capita per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0311 barrels per capita per day | — |
| 1981 | 0.0344 barrels per capita per day | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0356 barrels per capita per day | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0346 barrels per capita per day | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.032 barrels per capita per day | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.033 barrels per capita per day | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0312 barrels per capita per day | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0329 barrels per capita per day | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 barrels per capita per day | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.034 barrels per capita per day | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0348 barrels per capita per day | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0364 barrels per capita per day | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 barrels per capita per day | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0336 barrels per capita per day | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0342 barrels per capita per day | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 barrels per capita per day | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0371 barrels per capita per day | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0388 barrels per capita per day | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0361 barrels per capita per day | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0337 barrels per capita per day | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0476 barrels per capita per day | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 0.047 barrels per capita per day | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0477 barrels per capita per day | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 barrels per capita per day | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0457 barrels per capita per day | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 barrels per capita per day | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0446 barrels per capita per day | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 barrels per capita per day | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0429 barrels per capita per day | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 barrels per capita per day | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0501 barrels per capita per day | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 barrels per capita per day | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0403 barrels per capita per day | +32.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 barrels per capita per day | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 barrels per capita per day | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 barrels per capita per day | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0315 barrels per capita per day | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0324 barrels per capita per day | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0334 barrels per capita per day | +3.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0334 barrels per capita per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0115 barrels per capita per day, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0334 barrels per capita per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0234 barrels per capita per day, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -39.5% | 0.0501 barrels per capita per day | 0.0303 barrels per capita per day |
| 2000 | +41.5% | 0.0337 barrels per capita per day | 0.0476 barrels per capita per day |
| 2012 | +32.9% | 0.0303 barrels per capita per day | 0.0403 barrels per capita per day |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0333 barrels per capita per day | 0.0311 barrels per capita per day | 0.0356 barrels per capita per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0353 barrels per capita per day | 0.0321 barrels per capita per day | 0.0388 barrels per capita per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0463 barrels per capita per day | 0.0418 barrels per capita per day | 0.0493 barrels per capita per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 barrels per capita per day | 0.0303 barrels per capita per day | 0.0501 barrels per capita per day | 9 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 36 Norway 0.0354 barrels per capita per day compare
- 37 Nauru 0.035 barrels per capita per day compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0347 barrels per capita per day compare
- 40 Ireland 0.0322 barrels per capita per day compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 0.0314 barrels per capita per day compare
- 42 Austria 0.0309 barrels per capita per day 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 per capita daily oil consumption in Libya?
- Per capita daily oil consumption in Libya was 0.0334 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
- What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0501 barrels per capita per day in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 barrels per capita per day in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
- Libya ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.