Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 56.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 56.2% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon peaked at 98.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 124th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.6% | — |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -14.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 56.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 56.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 | -40.0% | 90.7% | 54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 89.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 54.5% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 121 Turkey 56.7% compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.4% compare
- 123 Samoa 56.2% compare
- 125 Vietnam 54.6% compare
- 126 Faroe Islands 53.1% compare
- 127 North Macedonia 52.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Lebanon
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 25.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 9.3% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Lebanon was 56.2% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Lebanon ranks 124th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.