Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 60.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon stood at 60.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon peaked at 98.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 116th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.7% | — |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 91.2% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -40.4% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -10.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 60.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 60.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -40.4% | 91.4% | 54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 66.7% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 90.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 92.9% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 54.5% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 113 Ghana 60.6% compare
- 114 Japan 60.2% compare
- 115 Papua New Guinea 60.0% compare
- 117 Madagascar 58.7% compare
- 118 South Korea 58.7% compare
- 119 United States 57.6% compare
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon was 60.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.