Lebanon vs Malta: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Lebanon
3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon rank
124th
Malta rank
126th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Lebanon
- Malta
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 124th and Malta ranks 126th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 14 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1860s | 0.4774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1870s | 0.6891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1880s | 0.598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 0.5345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 0.4148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1910s | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.6546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.7326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Lebanon or Malta?
- Lebanon, at 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Lebanon and Malta?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Malta rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 124th and Malta ranks 126th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.