Lebanon vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Lebanon
18.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
14.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Lebanon rank
153rd
Samoa rank
154th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Lebanon
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 18.59 million tonnes against 14.28 million tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 4.32 million tonnes.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Samoa Difference Ahead
1850s 484,784 tonnes 122,022 tonnes 362,762 tonnes Lebanon
1860s 1.36 million tonnes 317,797 tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Lebanon
1870s 3.03 million tonnes 640,229 tonnes 2.39 million tonnes Lebanon
1880s 5.24 million tonnes 1.01 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes Lebanon
1890s 5.88 million tonnes 1.47 million tonnes 4.41 million tonnes Lebanon
1900s 6.04 million tonnes 1.72 million tonnes 4.32 million tonnes Lebanon
1910s 5.12 million tonnes 1.67 million tonnes 3.45 million tonnes Lebanon
1920s 5.46 million tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 3.04 million tonnes Lebanon
1930s 9.15 million tonnes 3.89 million tonnes 5.26 million tonnes Lebanon
1940s 13.94 million tonnes 6.19 million tonnes 7.75 million tonnes Lebanon
1950s 18.28 million tonnes 9.35 million tonnes 8.94 million tonnes Lebanon
1960s 21.53 million tonnes 12.63 million tonnes 8.90 million tonnes Lebanon
1970s 26.34 million tonnes 15.17 million tonnes 11.18 million tonnes Lebanon
1980s 24.73 million tonnes 17.94 million tonnes 6.78 million tonnes Lebanon
1990s 24.34 million tonnes 16.64 million tonnes 7.70 million tonnes Lebanon
2000s 20.57 million tonnes 14.01 million tonnes 6.55 million tonnes Lebanon
2010s 18.17 million tonnes 14.42 million tonnes 3.74 million tonnes Lebanon
2020s 18.52 million tonnes 14.67 million tonnes 3.85 million tonnes Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Lebanon or Samoa?
Lebanon, at 18.59 million tonnes against 14.28 million tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Lebanon and Samoa?
4.32 million tonnes, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Samoa?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Lebanon ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.