Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon

Lebanon: Renewable energy consumption was 7,379 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
7,379 TJ
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
140th
of 230 countries
All-time high
10,141 TJ
in 2003
All-time low
5,393 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon, 1990–2015

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200220151990: 5.4k TJ1991: 5.7k TJ1992: 6.2k TJ1993: 6.3k TJ1994: 6.7k TJ1995: 6.7k TJ1996: 7.2k TJ1997: 7.6k TJ1998: 7.5k TJ1999: 6.1k TJ2000: 6.6k TJ2001: 6.4k TJ2002: 7.7k TJ2003: 10.1k TJ2004: 10.0k TJ2005: 10.1k TJ2006: 9.2k TJ2007: 8.9k TJ2008: 7.8k TJ2009: 7.8k TJ2010: 8.2k TJ2011: 8.1k TJ2012: 8.9k TJ2013: 9.9k TJ2014: 6.4k TJ2015: 7.4k TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Lebanon stood at 7,379 TJ.

That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Lebanon peaked at 10,141 TJ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,393 TJ, in 1990.

Lebanon ranks 140th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,542 TJ 5,393 TJ 7,565 TJ 10
2000s 8,457 TJ 6,393 TJ 10,141 TJ 10
2010s 8,147 TJ 6,396 TJ 9,896 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 137 Azerbaijan 7,681 TJ compare
  2. 138 Fiji 7,491 TJ compare
  3. 139 Jordan 7,401 TJ compare
  4. 141 Reunion 6,968 TJ compare
  5. 142 South Sudan 6,898 TJ compare
  6. 143 Guyana 6,724 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Lebanon?
Renewable energy consumption in Lebanon was 7,379 TJ 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 10,141 TJ in 2003.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 5,393 TJ in 1990.
How does Lebanon rank for renewable energy consumption?
Lebanon ranks 140th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
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
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste