Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon
Lebanon: Renewable energy consumption was 3.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3.6% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Lebanon peaked at 11.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 173rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -43.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +12.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Lebanon?
- Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon was 3.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Lebanon ranks 173rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption