Guinea-Bissau vs Lebanon: Nitrous oxide emissions

Guinea-Bissau
785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon
888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st
Lebanon rank
140th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 103,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Lebanon ranks 140th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lebanon Difference Ahead
1850s 22,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1860s 23,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1870s 29,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1880s 38,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1890s 43,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1900s 49,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1910s 64,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1920s 96,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea-Bissau
1930s 104,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1940s 242,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 170,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea-Bissau
1950s 358,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea-Bissau
1960s 317,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 350,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1970s 375,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 453,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1980s 500,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 507,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
1990s 554,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 672,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 118,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
2000s 718,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 771,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
2010s 796,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 259,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon
2020s 791,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 976,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 184,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Lebanon?
103,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lebanon?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lebanon rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Lebanon ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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