Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon
Lebanon: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 180.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2016.
That places Lebanon 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -32.3% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +116.4% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 6.2% | 16.6% | 4 |
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- 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lebanon was 16.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Lebanon ranks 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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