Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was -7.33 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Lebanon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lebanon is -7.33 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lebanon peaked at 198 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -84.33 kt, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 161st of 243 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -84.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -84.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -11 kt | -87.0% |
| 2002 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -7.33 kt | -33.3% |
| 2012 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 198 kt | -2800.0% |
| 2017 | 198 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 198 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 198 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 198 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -7.33 kt | -103.7% |
| 2022 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -7.33 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.99 kt. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -84.33 kt | -84.33 kt | -84.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -18.33 kt | -84.33 kt | -11 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.43 kt | -11 kt | 198 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.89 kt | -7.33 kt | 198 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 158 Malta -0.3438 kt compare
- 159 Jersey -1.15 kt compare
- 160 Isle of Man -4.01 kt compare
- 161 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 161 Réunion -7.33 kt compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe -7.33 kt compare
More climate change data for Lebanon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 19.75 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 540.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 137.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 135.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5116 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lebanon?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lebanon was -7.33 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 198 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -84.33 kt in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Lebanon ranks 161st out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).