Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Libya
Libya: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 26,306 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy production in Libya is 26,306 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Libya peaked at 26,306 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,236 TJ, in 1990.
That places Libya 106th out of 197 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.
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 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 | 19,797 TJ | +238.8% |
| 2002 | 20,201 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20,607 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 20,858 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 21,263 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21,513 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21,917 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 22,163 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22,553 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22,777 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22,984 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 23,335 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 23,526 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 23,726 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 24,095 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 24,330 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 24,653 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24,942 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25,222 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 25,497 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25,768 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 26,037 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 26,306 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 26,306 TJ | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 26,306 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,925 TJ, 2.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 26,306 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,216 TJ, 8.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — Energy production 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 | +238.8% | 5,844 TJ | 19,797 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,354 TJ | 5,236 TJ | 5,713 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,672 TJ | 5,844 TJ | 22,553 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,959 TJ | 22,777 TJ | 25,222 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,983 TJ | 25,497 TJ | 26,306 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 total bioenergy — energy production in Libya?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Libya was 26,306 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 26,306 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,236 TJ in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Libya ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy production. 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.