Lebanon vs Tunisia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Lebanon
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon rank
103rd
Tunisia rank
106th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Lebanon
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tunisia, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 106th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 15 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1860s 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1870s 0.2522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1880s 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1890s 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1900s 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1910s 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1920s 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
1930s 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
1940s 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
1950s 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1960s 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1970s 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1980s 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
1990s 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
2000s 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
2010s 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lebanon
2020s 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6939 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 Tunisia?
Lebanon, at 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Lebanon and Tunisia?
0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Tunisia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Lebanon ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 106th 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

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.