Energy consumption in Libya

The most important figure in the energy balance of Libya is the total consumption of

27.30 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 3,923 kWh.
Libya can provide itself completely with self-produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 34 bn kWh, also 125% of own requirements. The rest of the self-produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumptions the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.
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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Libya per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	27.30 bn kWh	3,923.24 kWh	11,756.77 kWh
Production	34.24 bn kWh	4,920.57 kWh	12,338.29 kWh
Import	376.00 m kWh	54.03 kWh	219.11 kWh
69.7% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity.In rural areas, the share was 7.8%
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Libya per capita	USA per capita
Production	1.04 m bbl	0.149 bbl	0.033 bbl
Export	337,800.00 bbl	0.049 bbl	0.003 bbl
In 2018 there were still 48.36 bn barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Libya. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1,620 bn billion barrels. Libya therefore has a share of 2.98% and ranks 9th out of 98 countries with crude oil reserves.
Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Libya per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	4.45 bn m³	638.93 m³	2,312.79 m³
Production	9.09 bn m³	1,306.17 m³	2,328.46 m³
Export	4.64 bn m³	667.38 m³	270.27 m³

Carbon footprint

	CO2 emissions in 2019	Libya per capita	USA per capita
total	56.80 m t	8.38 t	14.67 t

Development of CO2 emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO2 equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which could only be obtainable under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.
In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient unter clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Libya	Percentage in Libya	Percentage USA	per capita in Libya	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	82.87 bn kWh	100,0 %	70,0 %	11,909.05 kWh	20,083.19 kWh
Nuclear power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	9,0 %	0.00 kWh	2,582.12 kWh
Water power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	7,0 %	0.00 kWh	2,008.32 kWh
Renewable energy	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	14,0 %	0.00 kWh	4,016.64 kWh
Total production capacity	82.87 bn kWh	100,0 %	100,0 %	11,909.05 kWh	28,690.27 kWh
Actual total production	34.24 bn kWh	41.3 %	43.0 %	4,920.57 kWh	12,338.29 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energies include wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energies from hydropower are displayed separately.
In 2019, renewable energies accounted for around 2.8 percent of actual total consumption in Libya. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO2 are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

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