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Lebanon

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In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 74 (2022). World rank 172 of 210; in Asia, 43 of 49. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Electricity from renewables: 5.1% (2021). World rank 162 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 33 of 48. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 73% → 80.6%, access to electricity 99.7% → 100%, and electricity use 2,557 → 848 (kWh per person). Better than all its neighbours (Israel and Syria): renewable share of energy use and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
80.6% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
74 2022
Home broadband per 100 people
7.3 2022
Internet domain
.lb

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
848 2024
Renewable share of energy use
6.8% 2021
Electricity from renewables
5.1% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
60% 2024
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
A, B, C, G

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
2,693,218 2023
Airports
8 2025
Railways, km
401 2017

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
No data
Researchers per million people
No data
Scientific articles per year
2,079 2023
Patent applications by residents
110 2015
High-tech share of manufactured exports
2.9% 2024