Lebanon Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
18.786.315
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,32%
increase
Global Share
0,04%
Per Capita
3,3
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Lebanon were 18.786.315 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,32% over the previous year, representing an increase by 426.288 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 18.360.026 tons.
- Per capita: 3,3 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Lebanon accounts for 0,04% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.786.315 | 11.004.120 | 4.156.908 | 688.625 | 2.936.661 | 3,3 | 2,32% | 0,035% |
| 2023 | 18.360.026 | 10.818.762 | 4.097.378 | 697.986 | 2.745.900 | 3,17 | 3,67% | 0,035% |
| 2022 | 17.710.294 | 10.434.959 | 4.013.622 | 707.313 | 2.554.400 | 3,01 | −25,46% | 0,034% |
| 2021 | 23.757.979 | 16.715.032 | 3.906.249 | 772.321 | 2.364.376 | 3,99 | −17,02% | 0,046% |
| 2020 | 28.630.765 | 21.820.704 | 3.799.464 | 841.354 | 2.169.243 | 4,76 | −14,7% | 0,058% |
| 2019 | 33.563.227 | 27.004.256 | 3.657.005 | 922.067 | 1.979.900 | 5,53 | −0,48% | 0,066% |
| 2018 | 33.725.113 | 27.493.748 | 3.515.945 | 921.114 | 1.794.306 | 5,53 | −4,6% | 0,067% |
| 2017 | 35.352.678 | 29.296.690 | 3.498.152 | 973.994 | 1.583.841 | 5,81 | 5,05% | 0,071% |
| 2016 | 33.654.509 | 27.865.750 | 3.446.592 | 930.294 | 1.411.873 | 5,6 | 3,82% | 0,069% |
| 2015 | 32.417.303 | 26.905.355 | 3.364.676 | 909.749 | 1.237.524 | 5,54 | 7,41% | 0,067% |
| 2014 | 30.182.024 | 24.969.448 | 3.245.786 | 846.930 | 1.119.861 | 5,39 | 7,51% | 0,062% |
| 2013 | 28.072.700 | 23.104.570 | 3.098.887 | 841.859 | 1.027.385 | 5,32 | −0,56% | 0,058% |
| 2012 | 28.230.246 | 23.436.902 | 2.926.972 | 866.768 | 999.604 | 5,74 | 10,85% | 0,060% |
| 2011 | 25.465.968 | 20.982.199 | 2.763.580 | 739.896 | 980.293 | 5,55 | 2,28% | 0,054% |
| 2010 | 24.899.021 | 20.659.209 | 2.586.609 | 679.628 | 973.576 | 5,74 | −3,41% | 0,055% |
| 2009 | 25.778.519 | 21.559.683 | 2.522.722 | 716.777 | 979.337 | 6,16 | 15,34% | 0,060% |
| 2008 | 22.350.346 | 18.312.232 | 2.468.060 | 622.664 | 947.391 | 5,44 | 18,33% | 0,051% |
| 2007 | 18.888.276 | 14.948.129 | 2.422.395 | 606.732 | 911.020 | 4,62 | −5,72% | 0,044% |
| 2006 | 20.033.499 | 16.134.084 | 2.389.783 | 617.708 | 891.925 | 4,94 | −1,7% | 0,048% |
| 2005 | 20.380.894 | 16.575.834 | 2.347.844 | 611.884 | 845.331 | 5,11 | 0,05% | 0,050% |
| 2004 | 20.371.613 | 16.690.314 | 2.272.762 | 700.788 | 707.750 | 5,27 | 2,06% | 0,051% |
| 2003 | 19.959.672 | 16.470.652 | 2.194.726 | 700.808 | 593.486 | 5,39 | 1,28% | 0,052% |
| 2002 | 19.707.368 | 16.465.845 | 2.109.002 | 652.077 | 480.445 | 5,59 | 0,58% | 0,054% |
| 2001 | 19.593.737 | 16.518.434 | 2.014.552 | 679.190 | 381.562 | 5,83 | 7,82% | 0,054% |
| 2000 | 18.172.351 | 15.308.495 | 1.945.612 | 639.718 | 278.525 | 5,62 | −7,84% | 0,051% |
| 1999 | 19.717.755 | 16.946.573 | 1.910.185 | 707.552 | 153.445 | 6,25 | 2,9% | 0,056% |
| 1998 | 19.161.825 | 16.445.566 | 1.903.165 | 707.872 | 105.222 | 6,15 | −0,07% | 0,055% |
| 1997 | 19.176.129 | 16.561.792 | 1.861.575 | 675.446 | 77.316 | 6,2 | 8,84% | 0,055% |
| 1996 | 17.618.114 | 15.081.338 | 1.842.163 | 638.589 | 56.024 | 5,74 | 4% | 0,052% |
| 1995 | 16.940.848 | 14.523.349 | 1.767.162 | 614.625 | 35.713 | 5,58 | 14,6% | 0,050% |
| 1994 | 14.782.439 | 12.527.547 | 1.730.345 | 503.751 | 20.796 | 4,97 | 8,57% | 0,045% |
| 1993 | 13.615.514 | 11.403.673 | 1.675.852 | 527.150 | 8.839 | 4,69 | 35,5% | 0,042% |
| 1992 | 10.048.230 | 7.960.429 | 1.606.817 | 475.509 | 5.476 | 3,56 | 7,23% | 0,031% |
| 1991 | 9.370.298 | 7.410.653 | 1.513.661 | 442.523 | 3.462 | 3,4 | 20,87% | 0,029% |
| 1990 | 7.752.134 | 5.974.521 | 1.367.925 | 409.156 | 532 | 2,87 | 0,58% | 0,024% |
| 1989 | 7.707.212 | 5.974.493 | 1.313.455 | 419.265 | 0 | 2,88 | 1,14% | 0,024% |
| 1988 | 7.620.337 | 5.933.400 | 1.294.440 | 392.497 | 0 | 2,86 | −18,91% | 0,024% |
| 1987 | 9.397.441 | 7.691.860 | 1.300.307 | 405.274 | 0 | 3,52 | 2,02% | 0,031% |
| 1986 | 9.211.130 | 7.521.915 | 1.282.974 | 406.241 | 0 | 3,44 | 4,74% | 0,031% |
| 1985 | 8.793.910 | 7.123.761 | 1.261.261 | 408.889 | 0 | 3,29 | 13,14% | 0,030% |
| 1984 | 7.772.262 | 6.120.986 | 1.233.150 | 418.127 | 0 | 2,91 | 2,1% | 0,027% |
| 1983 | 7.612.475 | 5.990.372 | 1.208.358 | 413.745 | 0 | 2,87 | 5,19% | 0,027% |
| 1982 | 7.236.873 | 5.615.486 | 1.188.726 | 432.661 | 0 | 2,75 | −21,61% | 0,026% |
| 1981 | 9.231.848 | 7.624.401 | 1.183.632 | 423.815 | 0 | 3,53 | 1,37% | 0,033% |
| 1980 | 9.107.357 | 7.534.603 | 1.164.773 | 407.981 | 0 | 3,5 | 1,68% | 0,032% |
| 1979 | 8.956.758 | 7.450.550 | 1.120.129 | 386.079 | 0 | 3,44 | 10,53% | 0,031% |
| 1978 | 8.103.725 | 6.627.696 | 1.106.165 | 369.863 | 0 | 3,11 | 18,85% | 0,029% |
| 1977 | 6.818.368 | 5.477.022 | 1.014.352 | 326.994 | 0 | 2,62 | −10,91% | 0,025% |
| 1976 | 7.653.335 | 6.301.536 | 1.001.717 | 350.082 | 0 | 2,95 | −4,7% | 0,029% |
| 1975 | 8.030.421 | 6.710.923 | 1.006.154 | 313.344 | 0 | 3,12 | −10,18% | 0,032% |
| 1974 | 8.940.273 | 7.532.185 | 1.009.119 | 398.970 | 0 | 3,53 | 0,52% | 0,035% |
| 1973 | 8.894.296 | 7.412.962 | 981.614 | 499.720 | 0 | 3,59 | 19,34% | 0,035% |
| 1972 | 7.452.985 | 6.012.788 | 951.292 | 488.906 | 0 | 3,08 | 8,11% | 0,031% |
| 1971 | 6.894.156 | 5.503.965 | 909.290 | 480.900 | 0 | 2,93 | 2,49% | 0,030% |
| 1970 | 6.726.553 | 5.431.511 | 817.898 | 477.145 | 0 | 2,93 | – | 0,029% |
See also
- Lebanon CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Lebanon
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).