Canada vs Lebanon: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Canada
0.3109 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lebanon
0.3151 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Canada rank
38th
Lebanon rank
37th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Canada
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ in Canada, a difference of 0.0042 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 37th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6497 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.7486 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2532 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4954 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.37 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3822 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.541 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5361 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1093 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.4471 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.017 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.3637 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0719 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Canada or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Canada and Lebanon?
- 0.0042 kilograms per international-$, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lebanon?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Lebanon rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Canada ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 37th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).