Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
129th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1913.
Lebanon ranks 129th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +45.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -27.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +116.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +116.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1942 | +45.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1913.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.