Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Libya
Libya: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.01 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Libya peaked at 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Libya ranks 181st of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 181 American Samoa 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Bermuda 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Botswana 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Brunei 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Kiribati 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Nauru 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 South Sudan 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Tonga 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Turkmenistan 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 7.46 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 6.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.49 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Libya?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Libya was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Libya ranks 181st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.