Share of electricity production by source in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of electricity production by source was 54.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Lebanon, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Lebanon is 54.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Lebanon peaked at 98.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 120th of 208 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.
Share of electricity production by source 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 Share of electricity production by source 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)
- 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 production by source in Lebanon?
- Share of electricity production by source in Lebanon was 54.8% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Lebanon ranks 120th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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