Libya
LBYLibya generates no hydro electricity at all, in a region built on it.
60% of grids in Africa draw more than a tenth of their power from hydro.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Among the most carbon-heavy electricity anywhere.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Libya generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Also true of Libya
Libya is second in Africa for electricity used per person.
4,686 kWh per person per year, second of 53.
Libya runs one of the most fossil-dependent grids in Africa.
0% of its electricity is low-carbon, 51th of 53.
Gas overtook oil on Libya's grid in 2011.
Today gas supplies 75% and oil 25%.
Libya’s neighbours
TunisiaTunisia gets next to none of its electricity from hydro, in a region built on it.
SudanSudan has about as many people as South Korea, and 41 times less electricity to share between them.
AlgeriaAlgeria runs almost entirely on gas.
EgyptEgypt is first in Africa for how much electricity it makes.
NigerNiger has about as many people as Taiwan, and 355 times less electricity to share between them.
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Libya. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.