What is emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon?

Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon was 120,722 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lebanon?

The highest recorded value was 222,809 tonnes in 2017.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lebanon?

The lowest recorded value was 10.69 tonnes in 1750.

How does Lebanon rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Lebanon ranks 88th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lebanon data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lebanon: Emissions of air pollutants was 120,722 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

120,722 tonnes

Change on year

up 8.6%

World rank

88th

of 220 countries

All-time high

222,809 tonnes

in 2017

All-time low

10.69 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 120,722 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon peaked at 222,809 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.69 tonnes, in 1750.

Lebanon ranks 88th of 220 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.

Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon, 1750 to 2022.
Year	tonnes	Change
1750	10.69 tonnes	—
1751	10.81 tonnes	+1.1%
1752	10.93 tonnes	+1.1%
1753	11.04 tonnes	+1.1%
1754	11.16 tonnes	+1.1%
1755	11.28 tonnes	+1.0%
1756	11.39 tonnes	+1.0%
1757	11.51 tonnes	+1.0%
1758	11.63 tonnes	+1.0%
1759	11.74 tonnes	+1.0%
1760	11.86 tonnes	+1.0%
1761	11.99 tonnes	+1.1%
1762	12.12 tonnes	+1.1%
1763	12.25 tonnes	+1.1%
1764	12.38 tonnes	+1.1%
1765	12.5 tonnes	+1.0%
1766	12.63 tonnes	+1.0%
1767	12.76 tonnes	+1.0%
1768	12.89 tonnes	+1.0%
1769	13.02 tonnes	+1.0%
1770	13.15 tonnes	+1.0%
1771	13.29 tonnes	+1.1%
1772	13.44 tonnes	+1.1%
1773	13.58 tonnes	+1.1%
1774	13.72 tonnes	+1.1%
1775	13.86 tonnes	+1.0%
1776	14.01 tonnes	+1.0%
1777	14.15 tonnes	+1.0%
1778	14.29 tonnes	+1.0%
1779	14.43 tonnes	+1.0%
1780	14.58 tonnes	+1.0%
1781	14.73 tonnes	+1.1%
1782	14.89 tonnes	+1.1%
1783	15.05 tonnes	+1.1%
1784	15.21 tonnes	+1.0%
1785	15.37 tonnes	+1.0%
1786	15.52 tonnes	+1.0%
1787	15.68 tonnes	+1.0%
1788	15.84 tonnes	+1.0%
1789	16 tonnes	+1.0%
1790	16.16 tonnes	+1.0%
1791	16.33 tonnes	+1.1%
1792	16.51 tonnes	+1.1%
1793	16.68 tonnes	+1.1%
1794	16.85 tonnes	+1.0%
1795	17.03 tonnes	+1.0%
1796	17.2 tonnes	+1.0%
1797	17.38 tonnes	+1.0%
1798	17.55 tonnes	+1.0%
1799	17.73 tonnes	+1.0%
1800	17.9 tonnes	+1.0%
1801	18.13 tonnes	+1.3%
1802	18.37 tonnes	+1.3%
1803	18.61 tonnes	+1.3%
1804	18.84 tonnes	+1.3%
1805	19.08 tonnes	+1.3%
1806	19.32 tonnes	+1.2%
1807	19.56 tonnes	+1.2%
1808	19.79 tonnes	+1.2%
1809	20.03 tonnes	+1.2%
1810	20.28 tonnes	+1.2%
1811	20.54 tonnes	+1.3%
1812	20.8 tonnes	+1.3%
1813	21.07 tonnes	+1.3%
1814	21.34 tonnes	+1.3%
1815	21.6 tonnes	+1.3%
1816	21.87 tonnes	+1.2%
1817	22.14 tonnes	+1.2%
1818	22.41 tonnes	+1.2%
1819	22.68 tonnes	+1.2%
1820	22.95 tonnes	+1.2%
1821	23.2 tonnes	+1.1%
1822	23.44 tonnes	+1.1%
1823	23.69 tonnes	+1.0%
1824	23.93 tonnes	+1.0%
1825	24.18 tonnes	+1.0%
1826	24.43 tonnes	+1.0%
1827	24.67 tonnes	+1.0%
1828	24.92 tonnes	+1.0%
1829	25.17 tonnes	+1.0%
1830	25.42 tonnes	+1.0%
1831	25.65 tonnes	+0.9%
1832	25.88 tonnes	+0.9%
1833	26.1 tonnes	+0.9%
1834	26.33 tonnes	+0.9%
1835	26.56 tonnes	+0.9%
1836	26.79 tonnes	+0.9%
1837	27.02 tonnes	+0.9%
1838	27.25 tonnes	+0.9%
1839	27.48 tonnes	+0.8%
1840	27.71 tonnes	+0.8%
1841	27.96 tonnes	+0.9%
1842	28.21 tonnes	+0.9%
1843	28.45 tonnes	+0.9%
1844	28.7 tonnes	+0.9%
1845	28.95 tonnes	+0.9%
1846	29.19 tonnes	+0.9%
1847	29.44 tonnes	+0.9%
1848	29.69 tonnes	+0.8%
1849	29.94 tonnes	+0.8%
1850	30.19 tonnes	+0.8%
1851	30.46 tonnes	+0.9%
1852	30.72 tonnes	+0.9%
1853	30.99 tonnes	+0.9%
1854	31.26 tonnes	+0.9%
1855	31.52 tonnes	+0.9%
1856	31.79 tonnes	+0.9%
1857	32.06 tonnes	+0.8%
1858	32.33 tonnes	+0.8%
1859	32.6 tonnes	+0.8%
1860	32.87 tonnes	+0.8%
1861	33.26 tonnes	+1.2%
1862	33.64 tonnes	+1.2%
1863	34.03 tonnes	+1.2%
1864	34.42 tonnes	+1.1%
1865	34.81 tonnes	+1.1%
1866	35.2 tonnes	+1.1%
1867	35.6 tonnes	+1.1%
1868	35.99 tonnes	+1.1%
1869	36.39 tonnes	+1.1%
1870	36.8 tonnes	+1.1%
1871	37.67 tonnes	+2.4%
1872	38.55 tonnes	+2.3%
1873	39.43 tonnes	+2.3%
1874	40.32 tonnes	+2.3%
1875	41.22 tonnes	+2.2%
1876	42.12 tonnes	+2.2%
1877	43.03 tonnes	+2.2%
1878	43.94 tonnes	+2.1%
1879	44.87 tonnes	+2.1%
1880	45.79 tonnes	+2.1%
1881	46.02 tonnes	+0.5%
1882	46.25 tonnes	+0.5%
1883	46.49 tonnes	+0.5%
1884	46.72 tonnes	+0.5%
1885	46.95 tonnes	+0.5%
1886	47.18 tonnes	+0.5%
1887	47.42 tonnes	+0.5%
1888	47.76 tonnes	+0.7%
1889	48.11 tonnes	+0.7%
1890	48.46 tonnes	+0.7%
1891	49.31 tonnes	+1.7%
1892	50.16 tonnes	+1.7%
1893	51.03 tonnes	+1.7%
1894	51.89 tonnes	+1.7%
1895	52.77 tonnes	+1.7%
1896	53.65 tonnes	+1.7%
1897	54.54 tonnes	+1.7%
1898	55.43 tonnes	+1.6%
1899	56.33 tonnes	+1.6%
1900	57.24 tonnes	+1.6%
1901	58.36 tonnes	+2.0%
1902	59.43 tonnes	+1.8%
1903	60.43 tonnes	+1.7%
1904	61.37 tonnes	+1.6%
1905	62.26 tonnes	+1.4%
1906	63.26 tonnes	+1.6%
1907	64.21 tonnes	+1.5%
1908	65.1 tonnes	+1.4%
1909	65.93 tonnes	+1.3%
1910	66.71 tonnes	+1.2%
1911	68.37 tonnes	+2.5%
1912	70.01 tonnes	+2.4%
1913	71.61 tonnes	+2.3%
1914	73.18 tonnes	+2.2%
1915	74.71 tonnes	+2.1%
1916	76.2 tonnes	+2.0%
1917	77.66 tonnes	+1.9%
1918	79.08 tonnes	+1.8%
1919	80.46 tonnes	+1.7%
1920	81.79 tonnes	+1.7%
1921	85.13 tonnes	+4.1%
1922	88.94 tonnes	+4.5%
1923	93.52 tonnes	+5.2%
1924	97.42 tonnes	+4.2%
1925	104.11 tonnes	+6.9%
1926	109.56 tonnes	+5.2%
1927	114.32 tonnes	+4.3%
1928	118.87 tonnes	+4.0%
1929	123.94 tonnes	+4.3%
1930	127.1 tonnes	+2.6%
1931	132.52 tonnes	+4.3%
1932	137.9 tonnes	+4.1%
1933	142.81 tonnes	+3.6%
1934	141.85 tonnes	-0.7%
1935	161.91 tonnes	+14.1%
1936	170.84 tonnes	+5.5%
1937	178.51 tonnes	+4.5%
1938	184.91 tonnes	+3.6%
1939	190.02 tonnes	+2.8%
1940	186.56 tonnes	-1.8%
1941	196.19 tonnes	+5.2%
1942	309.56 tonnes	+57.8%
1943	219.54 tonnes	-29.1%
1944	239.5 tonnes	+9.1%
1945	251.9 tonnes	+5.2%
1946	264.28 tonnes	+4.9%
1947	281.02 tonnes	+6.3%
1948	299.52 tonnes	+6.6%
1949	319.3 tonnes	+6.6%
1950	13,576 tonnes	+4151.8%
1951	13,744 tonnes	+1.2%
1952	11,155 tonnes	-18.8%
1953	12,015 tonnes	+7.7%
1954	12,667 tonnes	+5.4%
1955	15,505 tonnes	+22.4%
1956	17,379 tonnes	+12.1%
1957	17,958 tonnes	+3.3%
1958	16,550 tonnes	-7.8%
1959	18,997 tonnes	+14.8%
1960	18,745 tonnes	-1.3%
1961	19,258 tonnes	+2.7%
1962	20,270 tonnes	+5.3%
1963	21,062 tonnes	+3.9%
1964	22,483 tonnes	+6.7%
1965	22,047 tonnes	-1.9%
1966	23,103 tonnes	+4.8%
1967	22,067 tonnes	-4.5%
1968	22,556 tonnes	+2.2%
1969	24,510 tonnes	+8.7%
1970	21,580 tonnes	-12.0%
1971	50,142 tonnes	+132.4%
1972	47,100 tonnes	-6.1%
1973	40,322 tonnes	-14.4%
1974	40,824 tonnes	+1.2%
1975	33,002 tonnes	-19.2%
1976	31,469 tonnes	-4.6%
1977	29,153 tonnes	-7.4%
1978	34,187 tonnes	+17.3%
1979	36,515 tonnes	+6.8%
1980	39,766 tonnes	+8.9%
1981	41,311 tonnes	+3.9%
1982	33,636 tonnes	-18.6%
1983	37,553 tonnes	+11.6%
1984	38,021 tonnes	+1.2%
1985	44,730 tonnes	+17.6%
1986	43,884 tonnes	-1.9%
1987	44,705 tonnes	+1.9%
1988	34,347 tonnes	-23.2%
1989	37,965 tonnes	+10.5%
1990	37,909 tonnes	-0.1%
1991	48,015 tonnes	+26.7%
1992	56,838 tonnes	+18.4%
1993	68,905 tonnes	+21.2%
1994	67,357 tonnes	-2.2%
1995	77,709 tonnes	+15.4%
1996	80,457 tonnes	+3.5%
1997	86,679 tonnes	+7.7%
1998	114,825 tonnes	+32.5%
1999	112,486 tonnes	-2.0%
2000	101,790 tonnes	-9.5%
2001	102,641 tonnes	+0.8%
2002	103,715 tonnes	+1.0%
2003	102,886 tonnes	-0.8%
2004	98,008 tonnes	-4.7%
2005	95,675 tonnes	-2.4%
2006	92,025 tonnes	-3.8%
2007	88,114 tonnes	-4.3%
2008	103,096 tonnes	+17.0%
2009	115,285 tonnes	+11.8%
2010	136,946 tonnes	+18.8%
2011	142,696 tonnes	+4.2%
2012	158,744 tonnes	+11.2%
2013	170,763 tonnes	+7.6%
2014	183,507 tonnes	+7.5%
2015	196,789 tonnes	+7.2%
2016	204,415 tonnes	+3.9%
2017	222,809 tonnes	+9.0%
2018	209,043 tonnes	-6.2%
2019	206,549 tonnes	-1.2%
2020	160,161 tonnes	-22.5%
2021	111,113 tonnes	-30.6%
2022	120,722 tonnes	+8.6%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

Lebanon's 120,722 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Lebanon's 120,722 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040 tonnes, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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	+4151.8%	319.3 tonnes	13,576 tonnes
1971	+132.4%	21,580 tonnes	50,142 tonnes
1942	+57.8%	196.19 tonnes	309.56 tonnes
2021	-30.6%	160,161 tonnes	111,113 tonnes
1998	+32.5%	86,679 tonnes	114,825 tonnes
1943	-29.1%	309.56 tonnes	219.54 tonnes

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	11.22 tonnes	10.69 tonnes	11.74 tonnes	10
1760s	12.44 tonnes	11.86 tonnes	13.02 tonnes	10
1770s	13.79 tonnes	13.15 tonnes	14.43 tonnes	10
1780s	15.29 tonnes	14.58 tonnes	16 tonnes	10
1790s	16.94 tonnes	16.16 tonnes	17.73 tonnes	10
1800s	18.96 tonnes	17.9 tonnes	20.03 tonnes	10
1810s	21.47 tonnes	20.28 tonnes	22.68 tonnes	10
1820s	24.06 tonnes	22.95 tonnes	25.17 tonnes	10
1830s	26.45 tonnes	25.42 tonnes	27.48 tonnes	10
1840s	28.82 tonnes	27.71 tonnes	29.94 tonnes	10
1850s	31.39 tonnes	30.19 tonnes	32.6 tonnes	10
1860s	34.62 tonnes	32.87 tonnes	36.39 tonnes	10
1870s	40.79 tonnes	36.8 tonnes	44.87 tonnes	10
1880s	46.87 tonnes	45.79 tonnes	48.11 tonnes	10
1890s	52.36 tonnes	48.46 tonnes	56.33 tonnes	10
1900s	61.76 tonnes	57.24 tonnes	65.93 tonnes	10
1910s	73.8 tonnes	66.71 tonnes	80.46 tonnes	10
1920s	101.76 tonnes	81.79 tonnes	123.94 tonnes	10
1930s	156.84 tonnes	127.1 tonnes	190.02 tonnes	10
1940s	256.74 tonnes	186.56 tonnes	319.3 tonnes	10
1950s	14,955 tonnes	11,155 tonnes	18,997 tonnes	10
1960s	21,610 tonnes	18,745 tonnes	24,510 tonnes	10
1970s	36,429 tonnes	21,580 tonnes	50,142 tonnes	10
1980s	39,592 tonnes	33,636 tonnes	44,730 tonnes	10
1990s	75,118 tonnes	37,909 tonnes	114,825 tonnes	10
2000s	100,323 tonnes	88,114 tonnes	115,285 tonnes	10
2010s	183,226 tonnes	136,946 tonnes	222,809 tonnes	10
2020s	130,665 tonnes	111,113 tonnes	160,161 tonnes	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon?: Emissions of air pollutants in Lebanon was 120,722 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 222,809 tonnes in 2017.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 10.69 tonnes in 1750.
How does Lebanon rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Lebanon ranks 88th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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