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