Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions

Lebanon
3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon rank
135th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th

Methane emissions over time

  • Lebanon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 161,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lebanon ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 113,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 480,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 366,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1860s 121,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 564,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 442,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1870s 137,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 652,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 515,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1880s 151,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 766,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 615,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1890s 159,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 882,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 722,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1900s 164,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 945,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 780,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1910s 165,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 834,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1920s 192,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 980,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 788,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1930s 241,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 937,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 695,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1940s 339,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 837,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 497,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1950s 561,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 710,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1960s 845,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 776,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1970s 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1980s 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1990s 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 746,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
2020s 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
Lebanon, at 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
161,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
Lebanon ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.