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Electricity demand in Lebanon

Lebanon: Electricity demand was 5.34 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.34 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
133rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
21.78 terawatt-hours
in 2017
All-time low
4.37 terawatt-hours
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Lebanon, 2000–2024

51015202000201220242000: 11.3 terawatt-hours2001: 11.2 terawatt-hours2002: 12.1 terawatt-hours2003: 12.9 terawatt-hours2004: 11.7 terawatt-hours2005: 12.2 terawatt-hours2006: 12.3 terawatt-hours2007: 11.5 terawatt-hours2008: 13 terawatt-hours2009: 14.1 terawatt-hours2010: 17 terawatt-hours2011: 17.1 terawatt-hours2012: 16.8 terawatt-hours2013: 19.3 terawatt-hours2014: 18.1 terawatt-hours2015: 18.9 terawatt-hours2016: 19.5 terawatt-hours2017: 21.8 terawatt-hours2018: 21.3 terawatt-hours2019: 21.7 terawatt-hours2020: 18.2 terawatt-hours2021: 11.1 terawatt-hours2022: 4.4 terawatt-hours2023: 6.3 terawatt-hours2024: 5.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 5.34 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Lebanon peaked at 21.78 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.37 terawatt-hours, in 2022.

That places Lebanon 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.24 terawatt-hours 11.21 terawatt-hours 14.13 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 19.14 terawatt-hours 16.78 terawatt-hours 21.78 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 9.08 terawatt-hours 4.37 terawatt-hours 18.25 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 130 Nicaragua 5.42 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 131 Congo 5.38 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 132 Uganda 5.37 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 134 Yemen 5.25 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 135 Jamaica 4.92 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 136 Papua New Guinea 4.73 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Lebanon?
Electricity demand in Lebanon was 5.34 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 21.78 terawatt-hours in 2017.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 terawatt-hours in 2022.
How does Lebanon rank for electricity demand?
Lebanon ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.