Libya

In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 193 (2022). World rank 8 of 210; in Africa, 1 of 54. Electricity from renewables: 0% (2021). World rank 202 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 206 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 17.8% → 82%, access to electricity 75.5% → 77.4%, and electricity use 4,766 → 5,156 (kWh per person). Worse than all its neighbours (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels.