Lebanon Key Figures
- Population:
- 6.83 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -21 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 3.70%
Data of the last year available: 2020
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 130 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 3.10 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 10.2%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Per capita energy consumption was 1.1 toe/cap in 2020. Per capita electricity consumption was 2 300 kWh in 2020.
Total energy consumption dropped by 14% in 2020 to 7.4 Mtoe, following a 6% fall in 2018 and stability in 2019. It previously increased rapidly between 2011 and 2017 (around 6%/year).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Oil accounts for 94% of the country's overall consumption, biomass for 2%, coal for 2%, and primary electricity for 2%.
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Crude Oil Production
Lebanon imports all its oil products (6.7 Mt in 2020, after a peak at 8.5 Mt in 2017). In 2020, the country imported oil products from Greece (26% in value), Russia (15%), and the United States (13%).
Lebanon does not have refining capacity. The country's two refineries (Tripoli in the north and Zahrani in the south) were both closed in 2005.
Interactive Chart Lebanon Crude Oil Production
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
According to its updated NDC (March 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.
The target of 1 million m2 of solar water heaters in 2020 was not reached; only 735 000 m2 were installed in 2020, i.e. 110 m2/1000 inhabitants, compared to 560 m2 in Israel and 920 m2 in Cyprus.
Interactive Chart Lebanon Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
According to its updated NDC (March 2021), the country intends to unconditionally increase its GHG emission reduction target from 15% to 20% compared to a BAU scenario, and to conditionally increase it from 30% to 31%.
CO2 emissions from energy combustion have decreased by 19% since 2017, 15% of which in 2020 when they reached 22 MtCO2. Previously, they increased rapidly between 2007 and 2017 (7.5%/year).
Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)
