Waste — Emissions Share in Lebanon

Lebanon: Waste — Emissions Share was 89.75 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
89.75 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 208 countries
All-time high
89.75 %
in 2023
All-time low
79.6 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Lebanon, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 79.7 %1991: 79.6 %1992: 79.9 %1993: 80.2 %1994: 80.8 %1995: 81.5 %1996: 80.8 %1997: 81.3 %1998: 81.3 %1999: 81.4 %2000: 82 %2001: 82.9 %2002: 83.2 %2003: 83.7 %2004: 84.6 %2005: 84.7 %2006: 85 %2007: 86 %2008: 86.5 %2009: 87 %2010: 88.2 %2011: 86.6 %2012: 86.8 %2013: 87.5 %2014: 87.6 %2015: 88.4 %2016: 88.7 %2017: 88.7 %2018: 88.5 %2019: 88.9 %2020: 89.2 %2021: 89.5 %2022: 89.6 %2023: 89.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Lebanon stood at 89.75 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Lebanon peaked at 89.75 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.6 %, in 1991.

Lebanon ranks 7th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.65 % 79.6 % 81.47 % 10
2000s 84.55 % 82.01 % 86.98 % 10
2010s 87.99 % 86.61 % 88.87 % 10
2020s 89.53 % 89.22 % 89.75 % 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 4 Cyprus 92.7 % compare
  2. 5 Maldives 90.33 % compare
  3. 6 Bahamas 89.84 % compare
  4. 8 Singapore 89.23 % compare
  5. 9 Seychelles 89.2 % compare
  6. 10 Jordan 83.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Lebanon?
Waste — emissions share in Lebanon was 89.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 89.75 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 79.6 % in 1991.
How does Lebanon rank for waste — emissions share?
Lebanon ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.