Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Libya: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 82.0% (2024), 97th of 188 in the world and 13th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 193.0 (2022), 8th of 210 in the world and 2nd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 4.5 (2022), 144th of 208 in the world and 18th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Internet users
LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Libya in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 82.0%2024 | 97/188 | 13/21 | 0.2% | 14.0% | 74.4% | +64.2 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 193.02022 | 8/210 | 2/23 | 0.8 | 167.7 | 165.0 | +24%since 2012 | 107.1 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 4.52022 | 144/208 | 18/23 | · | 1.1 | 4.7 | +315%since 2012 | 9.7 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 16.92022 | 71/213 | 7/23 | 11.4 | 18.9 | 22.4 | +28%since 2012 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 3892024 | 136/215 | 11/23 | · | 1 | 723 | +6,837%since 2014 | 1,179 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 77.4%2024 | 173/215 | 22/23 | 99.8% | 81.9% | 69.4% | +1.9 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 0.8%2012 | — | — | 99.2% | 17.5% | · | −79.0 ppsince 2002 | 94.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 68/213 | 10/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 95.0%2024 | 89/192 | 17/22 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 5,156 kWh2024 | 44/149 | 8/20 | 2,244 kWh | 3,206 kWh | 3,949 kWh | +8.2%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 3,322 kgoe2024 | 28/150 | 8/20 | 2,966 kgoe | 3,475 kgoe | 2,904 kgoe | −12%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 20.2%2024 | 20/149 | 4/20 | 23.2% | 35.8% | 20.2% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+64.2 pp82.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+315%4.5 in 2022
- Secure servers+6,837%389 in 2024
- Electricity access+1.9 pp77.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access, rural−79.0 pp0.8% in 2012
- Power losses+1.1 pp20.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Libya and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Libya. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Libya | Egypt | Sudan | Algeria | Niger | Chad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.0%2024 | 74.6%2024 | 18.6%2017 | 77.4%2024 | 15.6%2024 | 12.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 193.02022 | 97.12024 | 70.22022 | 115.52024 | 60.62024 | 72.92024 |
| Fixed broadband | 4.52022 | 11.72024 | 0.12022 | 13.32024 | 0.12024 | 0.02024 |
| Fixed telephone | 16.92022 | 11.42024 | 0.32022 | 14.82024 | 0.42024 | 0.02024 |
| Secure servers | 3892024 | 822024 | 22024 | 1192024 | 52024 | 12024 |
| Electricity access | 77.4%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 66.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 21.3%2024 | 13.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 0.8%2012 | 100.0%2024 | 54.2%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 10.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 87.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 69.1%2024 | 51.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 95.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 47.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 6.0%2024 | 11.0%2024 |