Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) was 0.4058 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Lebanon, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Lebanon is 0.4058 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Lebanon peaked at 0.4058 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1193 Mt CO2e, in 1977.
Lebanon ranks 149th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2187 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.2197 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2202 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2055 Mt CO2e | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1903 Mt CO2e | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1585 Mt CO2e | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1268 Mt CO2e | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1193 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1861 Mt CO2e | +56.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1774 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1936 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1923 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1905 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1788 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1819 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1907 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1983 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1969 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2028 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2236 Mt CO2e | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2489 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2534 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2548 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2573 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2436 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2709 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2713 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2933 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2851 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2844 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.283 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3013 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3019 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2906 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3017 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3064 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2973 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3076 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2923 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2665 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3357 Mt CO2e | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3546 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3757 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3736 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3814 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3815 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3878 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3889 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3911 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3892 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.392 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3904 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4029 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4058 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.4058 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.82 Mt CO2e, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.4058 Mt CO2e is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.26 Mt CO2e, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +56.0% | 0.1193 Mt CO2e | 0.1861 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1822 Mt CO2e | 0.1193 Mt CO2e | 0.2202 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1906 Mt CO2e | 0.1788 Mt CO2e | 0.2028 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2602 Mt CO2e | 0.2236 Mt CO2e | 0.2933 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2966 Mt CO2e | 0.283 Mt CO2e | 0.3076 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3637 Mt CO2e | 0.2665 Mt CO2e | 0.3911 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3961 Mt CO2e | 0.3892 Mt CO2e | 0.4058 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0683 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 39.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Lebanon?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Lebanon was 0.4058 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4058 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1193 Mt CO2e in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Lebanon ranks 149th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).