Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Lebanon ranks 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.