Index Commentary

Israel maintains its ranking in the Index as an improvement in all contextual dimensions is offset by a weaker performance in all energy dimensions. The decrease in energy security is mostly driven by a continuous increase in energy consumption growth compared to peers. Generally a weak ratio of production to total energy supply and low diversity of electricity production affects energy security, even though Israel has a strong wholesale margin on gasoline. Israel performs particularly weak in environmental impact mitigation (rank 92) due to high emissions per capita and from electricity and heat generation as well as a low quality of air and water. Israel thus underperforms in mitigating its environmental footprint compared to other countries with similar levels of energy intensity per capita. Social equity remains mostly unchanged since last year. Improvements across most contextual indicators drive increases in the three dimensions. However, the weakest indicators remain political stability and the cost of living as proportion of total household consumption expenditure.