Charcoal — Energy production in Lebanon
Lebanon: Charcoal — Energy production was 88.5 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Charcoal — Energy production in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Lebanon is 88.5 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Lebanon peaked at 338.37 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.5 TJ, in 2008.
Lebanon ranks 98th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 246.32 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 239.54 TJ | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 267.86 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 300.61 TJ | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 313.58 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 316.83 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 313.58 TJ | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 331.88 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 271.11 TJ | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 250.16 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 338.37 TJ | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 337.48 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 336.6 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 335.71 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 334.85 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 334.03 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 331.37 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 324.5 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 88.5 TJ | -72.7% |
| 2009 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 324.5 TJ | +266.7% |
| 2011 | 324.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 324.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 324.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.5 TJ | -72.7% |
| 2015 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.5 TJ | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 88.5 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 88.5 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 TJ, 6% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +266.7% | 88.5 TJ | 324.5 TJ |
| 2008 | -72.7% | 324.5 TJ | 88.5 TJ |
| 2014 | -72.7% | 324.5 TJ | 88.5 TJ |
| 2000 | +35.3% | 250.16 TJ | 338.37 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285.15 TJ | 239.54 TJ | 331.88 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 284.99 TJ | 88.5 TJ | 338.37 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.9 TJ | 88.5 TJ | 324.5 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5 TJ | 88.5 TJ | 88.5 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Lebanon?
- Charcoal — energy production in Lebanon was 88.5 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 338.37 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5 TJ in 2008.
- How does Lebanon rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Lebanon ranks 98th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.