Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon
Lebanon: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 54.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lebanon stood at 54.8%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 41.0% 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, 54.8%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 122nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | 92.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 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 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | -39.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 54.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 54.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | -39.8% | 91.1% | 54.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 66.7% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 90.2% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 92.9% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 54.8% | 93.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More energy & mining data for Lebanon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 25.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (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 54.8% in 2022, 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 54.8% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Lebanon ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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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About this data
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.