Share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of electricity generation from solar was 30.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 30.0% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.4% on the previous year and up 53,742.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 5th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +92.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +92.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +49.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +290.8% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +861.7% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +34.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 30.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 27.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 30.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 7.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 0.8% | 30.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Lebanon was 30.0% 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 solar recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53,742.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.