Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lebanon, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lebanon is 0.3151 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.9981 kilograms per international-$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.129 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
That places Lebanon 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.129 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2532 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2743 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.37 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2334 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7776 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.541 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9981 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5743 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8095 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3083 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5968 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3034 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3708 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4667 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 34 Malaysia 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 38 Canada 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.3026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 40 Bolivia 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lebanon?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lebanon was 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9981 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Lebanon rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).