Lebanon vs Panama: Methane emissions
Lebanon
3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon rank
135th
Panama rank
134th
Methane emissions over time
- Lebanon
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon, a difference of 247,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 135th and Panama ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 113,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1860s | 121,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1870s | 137,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1880s | 151,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1890s | 159,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1900s | 164,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1910s | 165,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1920s | 192,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 729,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 537,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1930s | 241,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 663,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1940s | 339,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1950s | 561,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 925,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1960s | 845,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Lebanon or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Lebanon and Panama?
- 247,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Panama rank globally for methane emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 135th and Panama ranks 134th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.