Oil consumption per person in Lebanon

Lebanon: Oil consumption per person was 11,654 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,654 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
79th
of 218 countries
All-time high
17,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2019
All-time low
5,448 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1990
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Oil consumption per person in Lebanon, 1980–2024

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k1980200220241980: 9.3k kilowatt-hours per person1981: 8.5k kilowatt-hours per person1982: 8.2k kilowatt-hours per person1983: 8.4k kilowatt-hours per person1984: 7.9k kilowatt-hours per person1985: 9.1k kilowatt-hours per person1986: 8.4k kilowatt-hours per person1987: 8.6k kilowatt-hours per person1988: 7.6k kilowatt-hours per person1989: 5.9k kilowatt-hours per person1990: 5.4k kilowatt-hours per person1991: 8.9k kilowatt-hours per person1992: 8.9k kilowatt-hours per person1993: 10.8k kilowatt-hours per person1994: 11.9k kilowatt-hours per person1995: 12.5k kilowatt-hours per person1996: 12.9k kilowatt-hours per person1997: 14.6k kilowatt-hours per person1998: 14.5k kilowatt-hours per person1999: 14.9k kilowatt-hours per person2000: 13.1k kilowatt-hours per person2001: 13.9k kilowatt-hours per person2002: 13.7k kilowatt-hours per person2003: 13.4k kilowatt-hours per person2004: 13.4k kilowatt-hours per person2005: 12.5k kilowatt-hours per person2006: 11.5k kilowatt-hours per person2007: 9.9k kilowatt-hours per person2008: 13.0k kilowatt-hours per person2009: 15.6k kilowatt-hours per person2010: 14.4k kilowatt-hours per person2011: 14.7k kilowatt-hours per person2012: 16.2k kilowatt-hours per person2013: 14.6k kilowatt-hours per person2014: 14.1k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 15.3k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 16.2k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 17.7k kilowatt-hours per person2018: 17.1k kilowatt-hours per person2019: 17.7k kilowatt-hours per person2020: 17.0k kilowatt-hours per person2021: 13.9k kilowatt-hours per person2022: 11.0k kilowatt-hours per person2023: 11.6k kilowatt-hours per person2024: 11.7k kilowatt-hours per person

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil consumption per person in Lebanon is 11,654 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Lebanon peaked at 17,684 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,448 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1990.

That places Lebanon 79th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8,193 kilowatt-hours per person 5,863 kilowatt-hours per person 9,317 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 11,534 kilowatt-hours per person 5,448 kilowatt-hours per person 14,925 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 13,005 kilowatt-hours per person 9,932 kilowatt-hours per person 15,577 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 15,794 kilowatt-hours per person 14,146 kilowatt-hours per person 17,684 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 13,022 kilowatt-hours per person 10,952 kilowatt-hours per person 16,990 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 76 Lithuania 11,941 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 77 Switzerland 11,915 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 78 Portugal 11,860 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 80 Iran 11,629 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 81 France 11,532 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 82 Italy 11,397 kilowatt-hours per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil consumption per person in Lebanon?
Oil consumption per person in Lebanon was 11,654 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 17,684 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019.
What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 5,448 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
How does Lebanon rank for oil consumption per person?
Lebanon ranks 79th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.