Per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.56
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.33
in 2017
All-time low
0.2626
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon stood at 3.56.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon peaked at 5.33 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2626, in 1919.
That places Lebanon 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4905 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4915 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.4926 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4936 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.4944 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.4949 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4951 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4951 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4949 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4944 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.4897 | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.4863 | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.4833 | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.4807 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.4784 | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.4757 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.4733 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.4709 | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.4686 | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.4669 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.5285 | +13.2% |
| 1871 | 0.5825 | +10.2% |
| 1872 | 0.6251 | +7.3% |
| 1873 | 0.6596 | +5.5% |
| 1874 | 0.6896 | +4.5% |
| 1875 | 0.7166 | +3.9% |
| 1876 | 0.7411 | +3.4% |
| 1877 | 0.7633 | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 0.7835 | +2.6% |
| 1879 | 0.8015 | +2.3% |
| 1880 | 0.74 | -7.7% |
| 1881 | 0.6858 | -7.3% |
| 1882 | 0.6463 | -5.8% |
| 1883 | 0.6178 | -4.4% |
| 1884 | 0.5945 | -3.8% |
| 1885 | 0.5729 | -3.6% |
| 1886 | 0.554 | -3.3% |
| 1887 | 0.5373 | -3.0% |
| 1888 | 0.5223 | -2.8% |
| 1889 | 0.5088 | -2.6% |
| 1890 | 0.5148 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5229 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 0.5283 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.5314 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.5337 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.5374 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 0.5406 | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.5435 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.5461 | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.546 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.5234 | -4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.4946 | -5.5% |
| 1902 | 0.4649 | -6.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4423 | -4.9% |
| 1904 | 0.417 | -5.7% |
| 1905 | 0.3966 | -4.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3773 | -4.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3604 | -4.5% |
| 1908 | 0.3438 | -4.6% |
| 1909 | 0.3279 | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 0.3119 | -4.9% |
| 1911 | 0.3036 | -2.7% |
| 1912 | 0.2959 | -2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.2901 | -2.0% |
| 1914 | 0.2842 | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2799 | -1.5% |
| 1916 | 0.274 | -2.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2708 | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.2659 | -1.8% |
| 1919 | 0.2626 | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3331 | +26.9% |
| 1921 | 0.3904 | +17.2% |
| 1922 | 0.433 | +10.9% |
| 1923 | 0.4658 | +7.6% |
| 1924 | 0.4913 | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 0.5161 | +5.0% |
| 1926 | 0.5327 | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 0.5497 | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 0.5626 | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 0.5729 | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 0.5925 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 0.6094 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 0.6298 | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 0.6414 | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.6273 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.6776 | +8.0% |
| 1936 | 0.689 | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.6954 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.6925 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.6914 | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.6489 | -6.1% |
| 1941 | 0.6496 | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.933 | +43.6% |
| 1943 | 0.6691 | -28.3% |
| 1944 | 0.6963 | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 0.7163 | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 0.7273 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.7438 | +2.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7628 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.7787 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 1.83 | +134.6% |
| 1951 | 1.78 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 1.55 | -12.8% |
| 1953 | 1.55 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.59 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.78 | +11.6% |
| 1956 | 1.9 | +6.5% |
| 1957 | 1.93 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.85 | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 1.99 | +7.4% |
| 1960 | 2.09 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 2.14 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 2.13 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.28 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 2.45 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 2.31 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 2.48 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 2.42 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 2.4 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.64 | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 2.39 | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 2.96 | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 3.1 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 3.53 | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 3.36 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 2.92 | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 2.74 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 2.47 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 2.49 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.52 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.53 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.47 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.4 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.78 | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 2.67 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.96 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 2.83 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.8 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.64 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.73 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.72 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.76 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.17 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 3.34 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.47 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 3.88 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.37 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 4.36 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.42 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.08 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 4.32 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.28 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.73 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 4.42 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.19 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.76 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.45 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.17 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 4.78 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 4.66 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.71 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.02 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.59 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 4.49 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.95 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.33 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.18 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.01 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.26 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 3.53 | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 3.55 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.56 | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.56 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +134.6% | 0.7787 | 1.83 |
| 1942 | +43.6% | 0.6496 | 0.933 |
| 1943 | -28.3% | 0.933 | 0.6691 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4937 | 0.4905 | 0.4951 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4774 | 0.4669 | 0.4897 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6891 | 0.5285 | 0.8015 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.598 | 0.5088 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5345 | 0.5148 | 0.5461 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4148 | 0.3279 | 0.5234 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2839 | 0.2626 | 0.3119 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4848 | 0.3331 | 0.5729 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6546 | 0.5925 | 0.6954 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7326 | 0.6489 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.77 | 1.55 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 2.09 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.85 | 2.39 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 | 2.4 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 | 2.72 | 4.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 3.45 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.49 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.53 | 5.01 | 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 per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Lebanon was 3.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2626 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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