Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 18.59 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
18.59 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
153rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
26.99 million tonnes
in 1975
All-time low
85,738 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon is 18.59 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon peaked at 26.99 million tonnes in 1975 and was at its lowest, 85,738 tonnes, in 1850.
Lebanon ranks 153rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 85,738 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 172,538 tonnes | +101.2% |
| 1852 | 260,254 tonnes | +50.8% |
| 1853 | 348,776 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 1854 | 437,958 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1855 | 527,689 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1856 | 617,824 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1857 | 708,288 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1858 | 798,972 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1859 | 889,802 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1860 | 978,764 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1861 | 1.07 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1862 | 1.15 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1863 | 1.24 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1864 | 1.32 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1865 | 1.41 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1866 | 1.49 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1867 | 1.57 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1868 | 1.65 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1869 | 1.73 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1870 | 1.87 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 2.06 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1872 | 2.29 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1873 | 2.54 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1874 | 2.82 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1875 | 3.11 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1876 | 3.41 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1877 | 3.73 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1878 | 4.05 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1879 | 4.39 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1880 | 4.66 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1881 | 4.86 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 5.03 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1883 | 5.16 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1884 | 5.27 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 5.36 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 5.44 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 5.49 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 5.54 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 5.57 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 5.61 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 5.66 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 5.72 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 5.78 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 5.84 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 5.91 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 5.97 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 6.03 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 6.10 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 6.16 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 6.19 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 6.20 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 6.19 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 6.16 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 6.12 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 6.06 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 6.00 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 5.92 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 5.83 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 5.73 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 5.63 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1911 | 5.52 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1912 | 5.41 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1913 | 5.30 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1914 | 5.19 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1915 | 5.07 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1916 | 4.95 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 4.84 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 4.72 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1919 | 4.60 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 4.59 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 4.66 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 4.80 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1923 | 4.99 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1924 | 5.21 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1925 | 5.46 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1926 | 5.74 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1927 | 6.04 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1928 | 6.36 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1929 | 6.70 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1930 | 7.08 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 7.49 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1932 | 7.93 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1933 | 8.38 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 8.85 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 9.33 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1936 | 9.83 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1937 | 10.34 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1938 | 10.86 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1939 | 11.39 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1940 | 11.89 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1941 | 12.37 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 12.83 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 13.29 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 13.74 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 14.19 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 14.63 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 15.07 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 15.50 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 15.94 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 16.39 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 16.90 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 17.40 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 17.81 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 18.27 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 18.73 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 19.10 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 19.30 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 19.53 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 19.41 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 19.49 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 19.81 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 19.90 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 20.35 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 21.21 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 21.56 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 22.22 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 22.96 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 23.57 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 24.18 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 24.78 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 25.42 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.27 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 26.76 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 26.92 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.99 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 26.94 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 26.78 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 26.51 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 26.08 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 25.69 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 25.32 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.99 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 24.75 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 24.56 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 24.42 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 24.46 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 24.41 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 24.33 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 24.33 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.30 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.24 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 24.16 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.21 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.26 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.75 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.21 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.43 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 23.87 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 23.01 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 22.00 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 21.55 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 21.50 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.27 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 21.16 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.59 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.29 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.80 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 19.25 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.25 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.06 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.08 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.00 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.98 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.99 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.18 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.38 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.34 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.24 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.41 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.50 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.48 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.49 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.52 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.59 million tonnes | +0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 18.59 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.89 billion tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 18.59 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.69 million tonnes, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | +101.2% | 85,738 tonnes | 172,538 tonnes |
| 1852 | +50.8% | 172,538 tonnes | 260,254 tonnes |
| 1853 | +34.0% | 260,254 tonnes | 348,776 tonnes |
| 1854 | +25.6% | 348,776 tonnes | 437,958 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 484,784 tonnes | 85,738 tonnes | 889,802 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.36 million tonnes | 978,764 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.03 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.24 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.88 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.04 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.12 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | 5.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.46 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.15 million tonnes | 7.08 million tonnes | 11.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.94 million tonnes | 11.89 million tonnes | 15.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.28 million tonnes | 16.39 million tonnes | 19.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.53 million tonnes | 19.49 million tonnes | 24.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.34 million tonnes | 24.78 million tonnes | 26.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.73 million tonnes | 24.33 million tonnes | 25.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.34 million tonnes | 23.01 million tonnes | 25.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.57 million tonnes | 18.25 million tonnes | 22.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.17 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | 18.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 million tonnes | 18.48 million tonnes | 18.59 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lebanon was 18.59 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.99 million tonnes in 1975.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,738 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Lebanon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Lebanon ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.