Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Lebanon, 1932–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Lebanon is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 54.6% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Lebanon peaked at 1,500.0% in 1942 and was at its lowest, -89.6%, in 1943.
Lebanon ranks 150th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 41.3% | -5.9% | 200.0% | 6 |
| 1940s | 149.0% | -89.6% | 1,500.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 125.8% | -19.4% | 1,200.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.0% | -1.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | -11.6% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -4.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 0.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -11.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -7.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.6% | -21.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Lebanon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population 91.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 794.73 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.7 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Lebanon?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Lebanon was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500.0% in 1942.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.6% in 1943.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.