Ecuador vs Lebanon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Ecuador
76.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Lebanon
72.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
61st
Lebanon rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Ecuador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 76.74 million tonnes against 72.49 million tonnes in Lebanon, a difference of 4.26 million tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Lebanon ahead.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Lebanon ranks 63rd of 211 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5,455 tonnes | 130,834 tonnes | 125,380 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 85,052 tonnes | 827,528 tonnes | 742,476 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 439,405 tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.48 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 3.67 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | 8.21 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 9.55 million tonnes | 16.83 million tonnes | 7.28 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 19.94 million tonnes | 19.49 million tonnes | 450,790 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 33.54 million tonnes | 34.46 million tonnes | 920,710 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 55.55 million tonnes | 58.49 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 72.38 million tonnes | 70.66 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Ecuador or Lebanon?
- Ecuador, at 76.74 million tonnes against 72.49 million tonnes in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 4.26 million tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Lebanon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Lebanon ranks 63rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.