Net electricity imports in Lebanon
Lebanon: Net electricity imports was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
81st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.4 terawatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Net electricity imports in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Lebanon is 0 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Lebanon peaked at 1.4 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Lebanon 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | -57.9% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +109.1% |
| 2006 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +102.2% |
| 2007 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +105.4% |
| 2010 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | -61.9% |
| 2013 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -73.1% |
| 2015 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +92.9% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -74.1% |
| 2017 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +657.1% |
| 2018 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -98.1% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +800.0% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +800.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.748 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.404 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 78 Ecuador 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Peru 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 80 Moldova 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Australia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Chile 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Japan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Libya 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 New Zealand 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 North Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Philippines 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 South Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Taiwan 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Venezuela 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 81 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 25.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Lebanon?
- Net electricity imports in Lebanon was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Lebanon rank for net electricity imports?
- Lebanon ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.