Co2 intensity in Lebanon
Lebanon: Co2 intensity was 0.3151 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3151
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
37th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9981
in 1989
All-time low
0.129
in 1954
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Lebanon, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Lebanon is 0.3151, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Lebanon peaked at 0.9981 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.129, in 1954.
That places Lebanon 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2863 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2019 | -29.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1532 | -24.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1414 | -7.7% |
| 1954 | 0.129 | -8.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1482 | +14.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1764 | +19.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1899 | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2124 | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 0.242 | +14.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2481 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2421 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2481 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2608 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2654 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2449 | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2507 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2589 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2383 | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2743 | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2334 | -14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2782 | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2563 | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2978 | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2829 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3521 | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7776 | +120.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3912 | -49.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4189 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4113 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.414 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4167 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6559 | +57.4% |
| 1983 | 0.66 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4496 | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4262 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4483 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4 | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5407 | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9981 | +84.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8095 | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5842 | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6479 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6236 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5992 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5999 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5743 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.673 | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6778 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6643 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5968 | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.589 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5456 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5831 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4873 | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4439 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.375 | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3083 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3459 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3657 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3124 | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3034 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.326 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3117 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3292 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3514 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3555 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3708 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3506 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3669 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4667 | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3836 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3151 | -17.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.3151 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.3151 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +120.9% | 0.3521 | 0.7776 |
| 1989 | +84.6% | 0.5407 | 0.9981 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1881 | 0.129 | 0.2863 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2532 | 0.2383 | 0.2743 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.37 | 0.2334 | 0.7776 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.541 | 0.4 | 0.9981 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6454 | 0.5743 | 0.8095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4641 | 0.3083 | 0.5968 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3378 | 0.3034 | 0.3708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3885 | 0.3151 | 0.4667 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 co2 intensity in Lebanon?
- Co2 intensity in Lebanon was 0.3151 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9981 in 1989.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 in 1954.
- How does Lebanon rank for co2 intensity?
- Lebanon ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 73 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).