Jordan vs Lebanon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Jordan
67.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Lebanon
72.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Jordan rank
64th
Lebanon rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Jordan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 72.49 million tonnes against 67.29 million tonnes in Jordan, a difference of 5.19 million tonnes.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Jordan ranks 64th and Lebanon ranks 63rd of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90,130 tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.01 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | 4.83 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 3.29 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | 8.59 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 8.20 million tonnes | 16.83 million tonnes | 8.63 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 19.49 million tonnes | 19.49 million tonnes | 2,740 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 34.68 million tonnes | 34.46 million tonnes | 220,900 tonnes | Jordan |
| 2010s | 51.40 million tonnes | 58.49 million tonnes | 7.10 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 63.87 million tonnes | 70.66 million tonnes | 6.79 million tonnes | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Jordan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 72.49 million tonnes against 67.29 million tonnes in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Jordan and Lebanon?
- 5.19 million tonnes, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lebanon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Lebanon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Jordan ranks 64th 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.