Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Libya
Libya: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 11,351 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Libya is 11,351 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Libya peaked at 11,351 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,236 TJ, in 1990.
That places Libya 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — 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 | 8,592 TJ | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 8,747 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8,904 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9,030 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9,186 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9,312 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,467 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9,588 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9,730 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9,829 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9,912 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10,014 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,080 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,156 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10,276 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10,386 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,567 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,714 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,851 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 10,982 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 11,108 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11,230 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11,351 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 11,351 TJ | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 11,351 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 11,351 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,295 TJ, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +47.0% | 5,844 TJ | 8,592 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,354 TJ | 5,236 TJ | 5,713 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,840 TJ | 5,844 TJ | 9,730 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,278 TJ | 9,829 TJ | 10,851 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,205 TJ | 10,982 TJ | 11,351 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Libya?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Libya was 11,351 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 11,351 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,236 TJ in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Libya ranks 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.