Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Libya
Libya: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 7,808 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Libya stood at 7,808 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Libya peaked at 7,808 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,236 TJ, in 1990.
Libya ranks 110th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Libya, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,236 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 5,236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,351 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5,469 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,590 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,713 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5,844 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5,937 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,033 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,131 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6,228 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6,325 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6,421 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6,517 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6,609 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,691 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6,761 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,814 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6,857 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6,894 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,940 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7,001 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,082 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7,230 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7,343 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,446 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7,543 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,634 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7,722 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 7,808 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 7,808 TJ | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 7,808 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 7,808 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 706.28 TJ, 11.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,354 TJ | 5,236 TJ | 5,713 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,274 TJ | 5,844 TJ | 6,691 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,037 TJ | 6,761 TJ | 7,446 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,703 TJ | 7,543 TJ | 7,808 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Libya?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Libya was 7,808 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7,808 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,236 TJ in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.