Lebanon: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 80.6% (2024), 101st of 188 in the world and 15th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 74.0 (2022), 172nd of 210 in the world and 18th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 7.3 (2022), 131st of 208 in the world and 15th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Lebanon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 80.6%2024 | 101/188 | 15/21 | 8.0% | 43.7% | 82.1% | +7.6 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 74.02022 | 172/210 | 18/23 | 17.2 | 56.8 | 75.2 | +3.2%since 2012 | 107.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 7.32022 | 131/208 | 15/23 | 0.02002 | 6.6 | 7.6 | −20%since 2012 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 16.12022 | 75/213 | 8/23 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 15.4 | −2.8%since 2012 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 2672024 | 143/215 | 14/23 | · | 16 | 322 | +274%since 2014 | 1,179 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 59/215 | 9/23 | 99.3% | 99.5% | 100.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 60/211 | 9/22 | 100.0% | 96.6% | 99.8% | +2.7 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 67/213 | 9/23 | 98.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 90.0%2024 | 107/192 | 18/22 | 78.0% | 87.0% | 91.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 848 kWh2024 | 112/149 | 17/20 | 2,293 kWh | 2,994 kWh | 2,863 kWh | −67%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 733 kgoe2024 | 109/150 | 16/20 | 1,137 kgoe | 1,273 kgoe | 1,248 kgoe | −39%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 11.4%2024 | 62/149 | 10/20 | 14.0% | 11.9% | 10.3% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+7.6 pp80.6% in 2024
- Secure servers+274%267 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.3 pp100.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+2.7 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−20%7.3 in 2022
- Power losses+0.9 pp11.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Lebanon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Lebanon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Lebanon | Syria | Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 80.6%2024 | 33.8%2018 | 88.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 74.02022 | 71.22024 | 177.42024 |
| Fixed broadband | 7.32022 | 6.92023 | 29.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 16.12022 | 11.52024 | 27.72023 |
| Secure servers | 2672024 | 1142024 | 12,3192024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 89.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 61.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 90.0%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |