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🇱🇾 Electricity Generation of Libya

The electricity generated in Libya has been on the rise since the start of the millennium. In 2021, electricity generation in Libya reach 32.02 TWh. Whereof 96.81% of the generated electricity in the country that year came from Gas.

  • In 2021, the electricity generation in Libya increased by 6.38%
  • In total, Libya generated 32.02 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Electricity generation in Libya grew with 1.92 TWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, production of electricity has increased by 119.92% in Libya
  • In 2021, Libya produced 0.11511414167524% of the world's total energy generation.

Total Electricity Generation of Libya (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021, Libya's electricity generation has increased from 14.56 TWh to 32.02 TWh, a 119.92% increase in produced Terawatt hours during a 21 year time period.

Year TWh YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 14.56 % %
2001 15.14 0.58% 3.98%
2002 16.48 1.34% 8.85%
2003 17.81 1.33% 8.07%
2004 18.99 1.18% 6.63%
2005 21.31 2.32% 12.22%
2006 23.27 1.96% 9.2%
2007 24.66 1.39% 5.97%
2008 28.88 4.22% 17.11%
2009 29.18 0.3% 1.04%
2010 30.61 1.43% 4.9%
2011 24.45 -6.16% -20.12%
2012 32.22 7.77% 31.78%
2013 35.64 3.42% 10.61%
2014 35.47 -0.17% -0.48%
2015 35.26 -0.21% -0.59%
2016 29.54 -5.72% -16.22%
2017 31.29 1.75% 5.92%
2018 32.13 0.84% 2.68%
2019 31.7 -0.43% -1.34%
2020 30.1 -1.6% -5.05%
2021 32.02 1.92% 6.38%

Libya's Electricity Generation by Fuel Source in 2021

In 2021, Gas was the largest generator of electrical energy in Libya with 96.81% of the total electricity produced.

Fuel Source Proportion
Gas 96.81%
Other Fossil 3.15%
Solar 0.03%
Bioenergy 0.0%
Coal 0.0%
Hydro 0.0%
Nuclear 0.0%
Other Renewables 0.0%
Wind 0.0%

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).

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