Per capita methane emissions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
145th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1920
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Lebanon, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Lebanon is 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Lebanon peaked at 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1920.
Lebanon ranks 145th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.2673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 0.2904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 0.3089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.3133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.3205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.3234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.3264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1902 | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1903 | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1904 | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1905 | 0.2916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1908 | 0.2657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1909 | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 0.2477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.2328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.2278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.2275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.2285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 0.3124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.3308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1951 | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 142 North Korea 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Italy 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Moldova 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Philippines 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Lebanon?
- Per capita methane emissions in Lebanon was 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1920.
- How does Lebanon rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.