Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 19.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon is 19.4%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon peaked at 24.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2010.
That places Lebanon 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.7% | — |
| 1991 | 23.5% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 19.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.3%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 18.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 19.4% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lebanon was 19.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Lebanon ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.