Renewable energy consumption in Libya

Libya: Renewable energy consumption was 6,351 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
6,351 TJ
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
145th
of 230 countries
All-time high
6,548 TJ
in 2010
All-time low
5,235 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Libya, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200220151990: 5.2k TJ1991: 5.2k TJ1992: 5.2k TJ1993: 5.2k TJ1994: 5.2k TJ1995: 5.2k TJ1996: 5.3k TJ1997: 5.5k TJ1998: 5.6k TJ1999: 5.7k TJ2000: 5.8k TJ2001: 6.0k TJ2002: 6.0k TJ2003: 6.1k TJ2004: 6.2k TJ2005: 6.3k TJ2006: 6.3k TJ2007: 6.4k TJ2008: 6.5k TJ2009: 6.5k TJ2010: 6.5k TJ2011: 6.5k TJ2012: 6.5k TJ2013: 6.4k TJ2014: 6.3k TJ2015: 6.4k TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Libya stood at 6,351 TJ.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Libya peaked at 6,548 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,235 TJ, in 1990.

That places Libya 145th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,353 TJ 5,235 TJ 5,712 TJ 10
2000s 6,223 TJ 5,843 TJ 6,536 TJ 10
2010s 6,435 TJ 6,332 TJ 6,548 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 142 South Sudan 6,898 TJ compare
  2. 143 Guyana 6,724 TJ compare
  3. 144 Palestine 6,702 TJ compare
  4. 146 Suriname 6,267 TJ compare
  5. 147 Iraq 5,867 TJ compare
  6. 148 Cyprus 5,858 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Libya?
Renewable energy consumption in Libya was 6,351 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 6,548 TJ in 2010.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 5,235 TJ in 1990.
How does Libya rank for renewable energy consumption?
Libya ranks 145th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste