According to the World Economic Forum, Lebanon ranked 125th out of 126 countries in the global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI). The index focuses on tracking specific indicators to measure the energy system performance in each country in 2016. These indicators include economic growth and development, environmental sustainability, energy access and security.
Lebanon’s weak ranking could be partly due to the lack of diversification in the country’s energy sources and the frail share of renewable energy in total primary energy supply. Also, Lebanon’s old centralized energy infrastructure is not able to compete with global interconnected and technologically sophisticated energy systems.
Globally, the top 10 rankings were dominated by OECD economies in 2016, highlighting the positive impact of economic development on their energy systems’ performance. Switzerland, Norway and Sweden were on the top of the list, whereas Yemen, Lebanon and Bahrain were the worst performers in 2016. It is worth noting that the ranking of regional neighboring countries went down during the past seven years, notably the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia that lost 7,3 and 9 places to rank 104th, 111th and 114th amongst listed countries, respectively.
Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) ranking by country
Source: World Economic Forum