Access to electricity in Libya
77.4% of people in Libya had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.
Libya, 2024
77.4%
Change from 2023
+4.2percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
173rd of 215
Access to electricity in Libya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.4% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 73.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 75.5%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 173rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.