Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon

Lebanon: Renewable energy consumption was 3.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
3.6%
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
171st
of 224 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 1990
All-time low
3.2%
in 2014
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon, 1990–2015

46810121990200220151990: 11.3 % in TFEC1991: 8.5 % in TFEC1992: 8 % in TFEC1993: 5.5 % in TFEC1994: 5.4 % in TFEC1995: 4.5 % in TFEC1996: 5 % in TFEC1997: 4.7 % in TFEC1998: 5.5 % in TFEC1999: 4.3 % in TFEC2000: 4.9 % in TFEC2001: 4.4 % in TFEC2002: 5.7 % in TFEC2003: 7.5 % in TFEC2004: 6.5 % in TFEC2005: 6.9 % in TFEC2006: 7.5 % in TFEC2007: 8.6 % in TFEC2008: 5.7 % in TFEC2009: 4.3 % in TFEC2010: 5.2 % in TFEC2011: 5.2 % in TFEC2012: 4.9 % in TFEC2013: 5.7 % in TFEC2014: 3.2 % in TFEC2015: 3.6 % in TFEC

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 171st of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 168 Falkland Islands 3.9% compare
  2. 169 United States Virgin Islands 3.9% compare
  3. 170 Israel 3.7% compare
  4. 172 Mongolia 3.4% compare
  5. 173 Russia 3.3% compare
  6. 174 Jordan 3.2% compare

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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 171st out of 224 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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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption