Lebanon vs Malta: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lebanon
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon rank
103rd
Malta rank
102nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lebanon
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lebanon, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd 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 | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1860s | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1870s | 0.2522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1880s | 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1910s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3876 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 Malta?
- Malta, at 3.44 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 Malta?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malta 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lebanon ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd 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.