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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Liberia: Energy
Which countries generate clean, reliable and affordable electricity?
Liberia is placed 55th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 314.04 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 54.39 (2024).
Share
Energy
55th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Liberia on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
314.04
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Liberia: 314.04. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.14 Sierra Leone
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 405.56 · Guinea 181.39 · Sierra Leone 57.14
54.39
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Liberia: 54.39. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Africa
- 95.24 Sierra Leone
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 28.92 · Guinea 75.19 · Sierra Leone 95.24
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Liberia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.6 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 43.9
02Over time
Which way Liberia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia fell from 660 in 2000 to 314.04 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2024 314.0 433.7 2023 293.4 452.7 2022 446.2 476.3 2021 442.1 469.0 2020 475.6 482.0 2019 461.9 488.2 2018 456.1 500.4 2017 657.1 506.3 2016 656.7 521.9 2015 658.1 524.8 2014 656.7 522.3 2013 656.7 508.8 2012 656.7 525.4 2011 656.7 521.4 2010 656.0 515.5 2009 656.0 533.6 2008 656.0 517.2 2007 656.0 535.3 2006 660.0 537.5 2005 660.0 521.4 2004 660.0 523.1 2003 660.0 543.1 2002 660.0 551.3 2001 660.0 559.3 2000 660.0 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia rose from 0 in 2000 to 54.39 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2024 54 32.062 2023 57 28.000 2022 33 28.881 2021 34 28.286 2020 29 27.125 2019 31 26.296 2018 32 25.505 2017 0 24.023 2016 0 22.218 2015 0 21.915 2014 0 21.151 2013 0 21.593 2012 0 19.869 2011 0 18.584 2010 0 18.572 2009 0 17.886 2008 0 15.923 2007 0 15.586 2006 0 15.392 2005 0 16.438 2004 0 16.445 2003 0 16.339 2002 0 13.826 2001 0 14.023 2000 0 15.612
03In context
Liberia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Liberia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sierra Leone | 4th | 57.14 | 95.24 | — |
 Guinea | =28th | 181.39 | 75.19 | — |
| Liberia | 55th | 314.04 | 54.39 | — |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 102nd | 405.56 | 28.92 | 43.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Liberia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Liberia is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Liberia does better than the middle country measured.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.210.1533.21No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0.153 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 198th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.2352.738▲ Improved since 2014
Liberia: 1.235 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3254.3937.32▲ Improved since 2014
Liberia: 54.39 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 66th of 162 · derived.
RISE Clean Cooking Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 29.7231.3929.72▲ Improved since 2013
Liberia: 31.39 · world median 29.72 · Clean cooking policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 80.69; higher is better.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Liberia does worse than the middle country measured.
RISE Electricity Access Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 65.6760.8465.67▲ Improved since 2013
Liberia: 60.84 · world median 65.67 · Electricity access policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 9.471 to 90.47; higher is better.
Position 34th of 56 · derived.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2791.7545.279▲ Improved since 2014
Liberia: 1.754 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2614.4733.26▲ Improved since 2013
Liberia: 14.47 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10034.9100▲ Improved since 2014
Liberia: 34.9 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1009.2100No real change since 2014
Liberia: 9.2 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.234.75348.23No real change since 2013
Liberia: 4.753 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7778.1425.77No earlier reading
Liberia: 78.14 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8590.5124.85No earlier reading
Liberia: 90.51 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8552.6312.85Moved since 2014
Liberia: 52.63 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0491.7543.049Moved since 2014
Liberia: 1.754 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.8834.273No earlier reading
Liberia: 3.883 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Liberia: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Liberia: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0010.077Moved since 2017
Liberia: 0.001 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0040.144Moved since 2014
Liberia: 0.004 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.51.94449.5Moved since 2014
Liberia: 1.944 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
No current reading for Liberia
Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2022) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Liberia’s 16 topics
Energy is Liberia’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability39th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy55th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security77th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties104th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour101st of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade131st of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 119th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience153rd of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions155th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation144th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture160th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge188th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology189th of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital190th of 1963/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Liberia can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Uganda3rd2/3 keysHighest in Western Africa
Sierra Leone4th2/3 keysThis page
Liberia55th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Roads, railways, water supply and telecommunications are not covered: each would need a worldwide series this site does not hold. Emissions from the whole economy are measured under Environment & Sustainability. Oil and gas production, total energy use, energy-efficiency policy and businesses' experience of power cuts are published here as context, without a better end where none exists.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Liberia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Liberia (banner) — Sahmeditor derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Liberia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/liberia/energy