Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Lebanon
Lebanon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,164 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1,164 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Lebanon peaked at 1,551 kilograms per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 517.36 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 912.01 kilograms per person | 517.36 kilograms per person | 1,073 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 860.98 kilograms per person | 631.69 kilograms per person | 1,024 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,285 kilograms per person | 992.93 kilograms per person | 1,551 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,211 kilograms per person | 1,147 kilograms per person | 1,271 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Lebanon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Lebanon was 1,164 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,551 kilograms per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 517.36 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Lebanon ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.