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.

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

Countries ranked near Lebanon

85 Ghana 132,088 tonnes compare
86 Finland 125,339 tonnes compare
87 Bolivia 122,818 tonnes compare
89 Austria 118,745 tonnes compare
90 Tunisia 111,409 tonnes compare
91 Denmark 111,133 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Lebanon

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Lebanon →

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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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