Renewable energy share in Lebanon

Renewable sources provided 6.8% of final energy consumption in Lebanon in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2007.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Lebanon, 2021 6.8% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.5percentage points 2020: 6.3%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Lebanon (2021).
Position in 2021 160th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Lebanon over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period LebanonWorld
2021 6.8% –
2020 6.3% 19.7%
2019 5.1% 18.6%
2018 4.7% 18.1%
2017 4.0% 17.9%
2016 4.0% 17.6%
2015 4.2% 17.4%
2014 4.2% 17.3%
2013 5.9% 17.2%
2012 5.6% 16.9%
2011 6.2% 16.7%
2010 5.7% 16.7%
2009 4.3% 17.1%
2008 5.1% 16.7%
2007 7.3% 16.5%
2006 6.4% 16.7%
2005 6.4% 16.6%
2004 6.1% 16.8%
2003 7.0% 17.1%
2002 5.7% 17.2%
2001 4.6% 17.2%
2000 4.9% 17.5%
1999 4.3% 17.9%
1998 5.5% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 6.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Lebanon has the 160th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Lebanon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7