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.
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 |
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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 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.