Lebanon vs Liechtenstein: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lebanon
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liechtenstein
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon rank
103rd
Liechtenstein rank
100th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Liechtenstein currently reports 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lebanon, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 103rd and Liechtenstein ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 13 and Liechtenstein in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1860s | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1870s | 0.2522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1880s | 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1910s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Lebanon or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein, at 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Lebanon and Liechtenstein?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Liechtenstein ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Liechtenstein?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Liechtenstein rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lebanon ranks 103rd and Liechtenstein ranks 100th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.