Per capita methane emissions by sector in Lebanon
Lebanon: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 5.2 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita methane emissions by sector 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions by sector in Lebanon is 5.2 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Lebanon peaked at 11.9 kilograms per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.67 kilograms per person, in 1992.
Lebanon ranks 124th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.51 kilograms per person | 2.67 kilograms per person | 7.57 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.46 kilograms per person | 4.13 kilograms per person | 8.01 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 kilograms per person | 5.89 kilograms per person | 11.9 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 kilograms per person | 5.2 kilograms per person | 7.01 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 methane emissions by sector in Lebanon?
- Per capita methane emissions by sector in Lebanon was 5.2 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 methane emissions by sector recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 kilograms per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 kilograms per person in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Lebanon ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.