Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Lebanon

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Lebanon in 2024 — 56.18%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 39.4 pp.

2024 56.18% −9.74 pp vs 2023
World rank 83of 196
Period maximum 98.83%2014
Period minimum 54.46%2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Lebanon, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 95.58%2001: 96.68%2002: 94.2%2003: 89.56%2004: 90.3%2005: 91.13%2006: 93.91%2007: 94.51%2008: 97.03%2009: 95.22%2010: 94.72%2011: 95.09%2012: 93.92%2013: 93.3%2014: 98.83%2015: 97.32%2016: 97.78%2017: 97.74%2018: 97.79%2019: 94.81%2020: 93.26%2021: 90.72%2022: 54.46%2023: 65.92%2024: 56.18%
Change over the period: −39.4 pp Annual average: -1.64 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 56.18%
World computed 59.17%
Middle East & North Africa computed 91.76%
Western Asia computed 82.44%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 56.18 −9.74 pp
2023 65.92 +11.46 pp
2022 54.46 −36.26 pp
2021 90.72 −2.54 pp
2020 93.26 −1.55 pp
2019 94.81 −2.98 pp
2018 97.79 +0.05 pp
2017 97.74 −0.04 pp
2016 97.78 +0.46 pp
2015 97.32 −1.51 pp
2014 98.83 +5.53 pp
2013 93.3 −0.62 pp
2012 93.92 −1.17 pp
2011 95.09 +0.37 pp
2010 94.72 −0.5 pp
2009 95.22 −1.81 pp
2008 97.03 +2.52 pp
2007 94.51 +0.6 pp
2006 93.91 +2.78 pp
2005 91.13 +0.83 pp
2004 90.3 +0.74 pp
2003 89.56 −4.64 pp
2002 94.2 −2.48 pp
2001 96.68 +1.1 pp
2000 95.58

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.