Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
74th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1970
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Lebanon 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +32.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Lebanon was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Lebanon ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.