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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.