Index Commentary

Libya decreases in the Index by two places to rank 88 which is mostly driven by a decrease in social equity and all contextual dimensions. Overall, performance in energy security is supported by a very good ratio of production to total energy supply, but it struggles with diversity of electricity production and achieves mediocre scores in the wholesale margin on gasoline and the 5-year energy consumption growth trend which is positive. A further drop in providing high quality and affordable electricity led to a decrease in the social equity dimension ranking during the last year and only 97% of the population has access to electricity. Environmental performance overall is weak due to high emissions intensity per capita, a poor quality of air and water and very high CO2 emissions from electricity and heat generation. Libya significantly underperforms in mitigating its environmental impact when compared to countries with similar energy intensity levels. A small positive trend can be noted since last year. Political and societal stability remain weak, with a still mediocre performance in economic strength. A deterioration across all political and societal strength indicators led to significant drops in both dimensions.