Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon
Lebanon: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 2.52 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon stood at 2.52 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon peaked at 4.08 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7163 tonnes per person, in 1952.
That places Lebanon 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9378 tonnes per person | 0.7163 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lebanon was 2.52 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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7163 tonnes per person in 1952.
- How does Lebanon rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Lebanon ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.