Lebanon Key Figures
- Population:
- 5.49 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -5.4 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 6.76%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 90.2 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 2.38 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 9.87%
* at purchasing power parity
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Lebanon Total Energy Consumption
Per capita energy consumption was 0.9 toe/cap in 2022 (i.e. 73% below the Middle East average) and per capita electricity consumption nearly 1 600 kWh (62% lower than in the region).
Total energy consumption has halved since 2017, including -16% in 2022 to 4.7 Mtoe. It previously increased rapidly between 2010 and 2017 (around 5%/year).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Lebanon Crude Oil Production
Lebanon does not produce oil and has no refining capacity. The country's two refineries (Tripoli and Zahrani) were both closed in 2005.
The country imported 4.1 Mt of oil product in 2022 (after a peak of 8.5 Mt in 2017). In 2022, imports mainly came from Greece (33%), followed by Turkey (24%) and Italy (10%).
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Lebanon Renewable in % Electricity Production
In its updated NDC (2021), Lebanon pledged to unconditionally generate 18% of its power demand and 11% of its heat demand (in the building sector) from renewables in 2030. These renewable targets could conditionally be increased to 30% of its power demand and to 16.5% for heat with international support.
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Lebanon CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
According to its updated NDC (2021), the country intends to unconditionally reduce its GHG emissions by 20% by 2030 compared to a BAU scenario (conditional reduction of 31% by 2030).
CO2 emissions from energy combustion have halved since 2017, from 27 Mt to 13 Mt in 2022, with an 18% fall in 2022, mainly due to the drop in demand following the global economic shock. Previously, they had more than doubled between 2007 and 2017 (+7.7%/year).
Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)