Lebanon Energy Information
Lebanon Key Figures
GDP growth rate: -6.9 %/year
Energy independence: 3.16%
Data of the last year available: 2019
CO2 Emissions: 3.67 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses: 10.8%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Per capita energy consumption was 1.2 toe/cap in 2019, which is 60% lower than the regional average. Per capita electricity consumption was 2 650 kWh in 2019 (-3.9%/year since 2017), which is 35% lower than the regional average.
Total energy consumption increased rapidly between 2010 and 2017 (around 5%/year), but decreased by 5% in 2018, bringing it to 8.6 Mtoe. It remained stable in 2019.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Interactive Chart Lebanon Total Energy Consumption
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Crude Oil Production
Lebanon imports all its oil products (8 Mt in 2019, i.e., a 3.7%/year increase since 2000). In 2019, the country imported oil products from Greece (31%), Russia (28%), and United States (26%).
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 renewable energy sources in 2030, compared to 15% of the power and heat demand in 2015 in the First NDC. These renewable targets could conditionally be increased to 30% of its power demand and to 16.5% for heat with international support.
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 greenhouse gas (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 increased rapidly between 2007 and 2017 (8.5%/year) and then decreased by 5% in 2018 to 26 MtCO2. Emissions remained stable in 2019.
Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)
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