Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0124 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0124 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 96.6%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7027 tonnes per person
in 1879
All-time low
-0.3713 tonnes per person
in 1998
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon is 0.0124 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 96.6% on the previous year and up 1,390.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.7027 tonnes per person in 1879 and was at its lowest, -0.3713 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Lebanon 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.208 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.2099 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.2104 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.2097 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.207 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.2013 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 0.1965 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1924 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1863 | 0.189 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1858 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1827 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1799 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.177 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1868 | 0.1741 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1715 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.2999 tonnes per person | +74.9% |
| 1871 | 0.4026 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4758 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1873 | 0.5301 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1874 | 0.5722 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1875 | 0.6067 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1876 | 0.636 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 0.6612 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1878 | 0.6833 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1879 | 0.7027 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 0.5522 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1881 | 0.43 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3429 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1883 | 0.2787 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1884 | 0.2287 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1873 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1205 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0841 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1891 | 0.1048 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1892 | 0.1175 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1242 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1894 | 0.1275 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1895 | 0.1288 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1289 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1282 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.127 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.1249 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0718 tonnes per person | -42.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -74.4% |
| 1902 | -0.0229 tonnes per person | -224.3% |
| 1903 | -0.0545 tonnes per person | +138.4% |
| 1904 | -0.0796 tonnes per person | +46.0% |
| 1905 | -0.1002 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1906 | -0.1174 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1907 | -0.1319 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1908 | -0.1442 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1909 | -0.155 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1910 | -0.1641 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1911 | -0.1658 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1912 | -0.1658 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.1653 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1914 | -0.1645 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1915 | -0.1637 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | -0.1628 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1917 | -0.1619 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | -0.161 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1919 | -0.1602 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1920 | -0.0141 tonnes per person | -91.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0972 tonnes per person | -791.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1738 tonnes per person | +78.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2282 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1924 | 0.2684 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1925 | 0.2997 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1926 | 0.3247 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1927 | 0.3449 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 0.3611 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 0.374 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 0.4104 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1931 | 0.4342 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1932 | 0.4506 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1933 | 0.4624 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1934 | 0.4708 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 0.4768 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4806 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.4829 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.4837 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.483 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.4472 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1941 | 0.4204 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1942 | 0.4015 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 0.3872 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1944 | 0.3756 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 0.3652 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.3556 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.3464 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1948 | 0.3375 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.3282 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1950 | 0.3344 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3661 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3507 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2827 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3023 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2975 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2313 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1231 tonnes per person | -46.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1325 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1959 | -0.0673 tonnes per person | -150.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | -166.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1729 tonnes per person | +287.7% |
| 1962 | 0.048 tonnes per person | -72.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2274 tonnes per person | +373.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4246 tonnes per person | +86.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1675 tonnes per person | -60.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3044 tonnes per person | +81.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3365 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2703 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2609 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2501 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2627 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3396 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1898 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -67.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -55.5% |
| 1976 | -0.0198 tonnes per person | -173.1% |
| 1977 | -0.0564 tonnes per person | +185.1% |
| 1978 | -0.0982 tonnes per person | +74.2% |
| 1979 | -0.1482 tonnes per person | +50.8% |
| 1980 | -0.1318 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1219 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | -0.1077 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1983 | -0.0788 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1984 | -0.062 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0407 tonnes per person | -34.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -128.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0163 tonnes per person | -238.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0234 tonnes per person | +43.1% |
| 1989 | -0.0003 tonnes per person | -98.5% |
| 1990 | -0.006 tonnes per person | +1638.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0176 tonnes per person | +194.6% |
| 1992 | -0.0225 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -157.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.123 tonnes per person | +788.1% |
| 1996 | 0.114 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | -53.1% |
| 1998 | -0.3713 tonnes per person | -794.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2036 tonnes per person | -45.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2325 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1019 tonnes per person | -56.2% |
| 2002 | -0.011 tonnes per person | -89.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0522 tonnes per person | +376.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0237 tonnes per person | -54.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1213 tonnes per person | +412.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0629 tonnes per person | -48.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1011 tonnes per person | +60.7% |
| 2008 | -0.1116 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | -0.2004 tonnes per person | +79.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0383 tonnes per person | -80.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -111.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0158 tonnes per person | -469.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0029 tonnes per person | -81.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -128.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +3403.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0059 tonnes per person | -118.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0177 tonnes per person | +197.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -263.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0029 tonnes per person | -117.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -125.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +744.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +96.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0124 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0124 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +3403.0% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0291 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | -1638.3% | -0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.006 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -794.8% | 0.0534 tonnes per person | -0.3713 tonnes per person |
| 1921 | +791.4% | -0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.0972 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +788.1% | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.123 tonnes per person |
| 2023 | +744.5% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2092 tonnes per person | 0.207 tonnes per person | 0.2104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.185 tonnes per person | 0.1715 tonnes per person | 0.2013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5571 tonnes per person | 0.2999 tonnes per person | 0.7027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2452 tonnes per person | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.5522 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 0.0841 tonnes per person | 0.1289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0715 tonnes per person | -0.155 tonnes per person | 0.0718 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1635 tonnes per person | -0.1658 tonnes per person | -0.1602 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2458 tonnes per person | -0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.374 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4635 tonnes per person | 0.4104 tonnes per person | 0.4837 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3765 tonnes per person | 0.3282 tonnes per person | 0.4472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2353 tonnes per person | -0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.3661 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2257 tonnes per person | 0.0446 tonnes per person | 0.4246 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0807 tonnes per person | -0.1482 tonnes per person | 0.3396 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0571 tonnes per person | -0.1318 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0304 tonnes per person | -0.3713 tonnes per person | 0.123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1019 tonnes per person | -0.2325 tonnes per person | -0.011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Lebanon was 0.0124 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7027 tonnes per person in 1879.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3713 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,390.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.