Lebanon vs United States: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Lebanon
389.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
United States
384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Lebanon rank
122nd
United States rank
123rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Lebanon
- United States
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 389.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United States, a difference of 5.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 122nd and United States ranks 123rd of 210 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 618.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 598.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 20.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 633.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 507.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 125.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 486.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 404.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 82.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Lebanon or United States?
- Lebanon, at 389.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Lebanon and United States?
- 5.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and United States rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Lebanon ranks 122nd and United States ranks 123rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.