North Africa
Libya
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Libya and the EU
EU imports from
€20.3bn
0.8% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€7.4bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #46 supplier
EU trade balance
one-sided
coverage 0.36
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
–
EUR/MWh
Consumer
–
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
831
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State monopoly (GECOL, conflict-fragmented)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator
Conflict-damaged infrastructure with the grid split between Tripoli (GNA) and Benghazi (LNA) administrations. GECOL operates a damaged, fragmented system with frequent fuel supply disruptions and no coordinated…
Tracked infrastructure
47 gas plants
11.7 GW · 7 building
1 solar farms
500 MW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
3
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
conflict-disrupted; no functioning open monitoring
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
27.5
→ 36.3 by 2050
Fertility
2.3
above replacement
Working-age
67.6%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
7.4
→ 24.7 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 7.38M · peaks 2086
By 2050: +25% (9.26M)