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 2.3% 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 6.56 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% | 0.04% |
| 2023 | 18,360,026 | 10,818,762 | 4,097,378 | 697,986 | 2,745,900 | 3.17 | 3.67% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 17,710,294 | 10,434,959 | 4,013,622 | 707,313 | 2,554,400 | 3.01 | −25.46% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 23,757,979 | 16,715,032 | 3,906,249 | 772,321 | 2,364,376 | 3.99 | −17.02% | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 28,630,765 | 21,820,704 | 3,799,464 | 841,354 | 2,169,243 | 4.76 | −14.7% | 0.06% |
| 2019 | 33,563,227 | 27,004,256 | 3,657,005 | 922,067 | 1,979,900 | 5.53 | −0.48% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 33,725,113 | 27,493,748 | 3,515,945 | 921,114 | 1,794,306 | 5.53 | −4.6% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 35,352,678 | 29,296,690 | 3,498,152 | 973,994 | 1,583,841 | 5.81 | 5.05% | 0.07% |
| 2016 | 33,654,509 | 27,865,750 | 3,446,592 | 930,294 | 1,411,873 | 5.6 | 3.82% | 0.07% |
| 2015 | 32,417,303 | 26,905,355 | 3,364,676 | 909,749 | 1,237,524 | 5.54 | 7.41% | 0.07% |
| 2014 | 30,182,024 | 24,969,448 | 3,245,786 | 846,930 | 1,119,861 | 5.39 | 7.51% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 28,072,700 | 23,104,570 | 3,098,887 | 841,859 | 1,027,385 | 5.32 | −0.56% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | 28,230,246 | 23,436,902 | 2,926,972 | 866,768 | 999,604 | 5.74 | 10.85% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 25,465,968 | 20,982,199 | 2,763,580 | 739,896 | 980,293 | 5.55 | 2.28% | 0.05% |
| 2010 | 24,899,021 | 20,659,209 | 2,586,609 | 679,628 | 973,576 | 5.74 | −3.41% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 25,778,519 | 21,559,683 | 2,522,722 | 716,777 | 979,337 | 6.16 | 15.34% | 0.06% |
| 2008 | 22,350,346 | 18,312,232 | 2,468,060 | 622,664 | 947,391 | 5.44 | 18.33% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | 18,888,276 | 14,948,129 | 2,422,395 | 606,732 | 911,020 | 4.62 | −5.72% | 0.04% |
| 2006 | 20,033,499 | 16,134,084 | 2,389,783 | 617,708 | 891,925 | 4.94 | −1.7% | 0.05% |
| 2005 | 20,380,894 | 16,575,834 | 2,347,844 | 611,884 | 845,331 | 5.11 | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 2004 | 20,371,613 | 16,690,314 | 2,272,762 | 700,788 | 707,750 | 5.27 | 2.06% | 0.05% |
| 2003 | 19,959,672 | 16,470,652 | 2,194,726 | 700,808 | 593,486 | 5.39 | 1.28% | 0.05% |
| 2002 | 19,707,368 | 16,465,845 | 2,109,002 | 652,077 | 480,445 | 5.59 | 0.58% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 19,593,737 | 16,518,434 | 2,014,552 | 679,190 | 381,562 | 5.83 | 7.82% | 0.05% |
| 2000 | 18,172,351 | 15,308,495 | 1,945,612 | 639,718 | 278,525 | 5.62 | −7.84% | 0.05% |
| 1999 | 19,717,755 | 16,946,573 | 1,910,185 | 707,552 | 153,445 | 6.25 | 2.9% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 19,161,825 | 16,445,566 | 1,903,165 | 707,872 | 105,222 | 6.15 | −0.07% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 19,176,129 | 16,561,792 | 1,861,575 | 675,446 | 77,316 | 6.2 | 8.84% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 17,618,114 | 15,081,338 | 1,842,163 | 638,589 | 56,024 | 5.74 | 4% | 0.05% |
| 1995 | 16,940,848 | 14,523,349 | 1,767,162 | 614,625 | 35,713 | 5.58 | 14.6% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 14,782,439 | 12,527,547 | 1,730,345 | 503,751 | 20,796 | 4.97 | 8.57% | 0.05% |
| 1993 | 13,615,514 | 11,403,673 | 1,675,852 | 527,150 | 8,839 | 4.69 | 35.5% | 0.04% |
| 1992 | 10,048,230 | 7,960,429 | 1,606,817 | 475,509 | 5,476 | 3.56 | 7.23% | 0.03% |
| 1991 | 9,370,298 | 7,410,653 | 1,513,661 | 442,523 | 3,462 | 3.4 | 20.87% | 0.03% |
| 1990 | 7,752,134 | 5,974,521 | 1,367,925 | 409,156 | 532 | 2.87 | 0.58% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 7,707,212 | 5,974,493 | 1,313,455 | 419,265 | 0 | 2.88 | 1.14% | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 7,620,337 | 5,933,400 | 1,294,440 | 392,497 | 0 | 2.86 | −18.91% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 9,397,441 | 7,691,860 | 1,300,307 | 405,274 | 0 | 3.52 | 2.02% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 9,211,130 | 7,521,915 | 1,282,974 | 406,241 | 0 | 3.44 | 4.74% | 0.03% |
| 1985 | 8,793,910 | 7,123,761 | 1,261,261 | 408,889 | 0 | 3.29 | 13.14% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 7,772,262 | 6,120,986 | 1,233,150 | 418,127 | 0 | 2.91 | 2.1% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 7,612,475 | 5,990,372 | 1,208,358 | 413,745 | 0 | 2.87 | 5.19% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 7,236,873 | 5,615,486 | 1,188,726 | 432,661 | 0 | 2.75 | −21.61% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 9,231,848 | 7,624,401 | 1,183,632 | 423,815 | 0 | 3.53 | 1.37% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | 9,107,357 | 7,534,603 | 1,164,773 | 407,981 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.68% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 8,956,758 | 7,450,550 | 1,120,129 | 386,079 | 0 | 3.44 | 10.53% | 0.03% |
| 1978 | 8,103,725 | 6,627,696 | 1,106,165 | 369,863 | 0 | 3.11 | 18.85% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 6,818,368 | 5,477,022 | 1,014,352 | 326,994 | 0 | 2.62 | −10.91% | 0.03% |
| 1976 | 7,653,335 | 6,301,536 | 1,001,717 | 350,082 | 0 | 2.95 | −4.7% | 0.03% |
| 1975 | 8,030,421 | 6,710,923 | 1,006,154 | 313,344 | 0 | 3.12 | −10.18% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 8,940,273 | 7,532,185 | 1,009,119 | 398,970 | 0 | 3.53 | 0.52% | 0.04% |
| 1973 | 8,894,296 | 7,412,962 | 981,614 | 499,720 | 0 | 3.59 | 19.34% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 7,452,985 | 6,012,788 | 951,292 | 488,906 | 0 | 3.08 | 8.11% | 0.03% |
| 1971 | 6,894,156 | 5,503,965 | 909,290 | 480,900 | 0 | 2.93 | 2.49% | 0.03% |
| 1970 | 6,726,553 | 5,431,511 | 817,898 | 477,145 | 0 | 2.93 | – | 0.03% |
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).