Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0621 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lebanon stood at 0.0621 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lebanon peaked at 0.0621 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 Mt CO2e, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 127th of 197 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 Building (Energy) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0348 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0348 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.036 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0389 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.04 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0395 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.038 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0382 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0387 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0385 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0334 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0345 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0358 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.038 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0389 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0421 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0411 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0436 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0448 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0454 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.044 Mt CO2e | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0457 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.047 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0457 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0503 Mt CO2e | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0456 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0621 Mt CO2e | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0621 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0621 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4592 Mt CO2e, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0621 Mt CO2e is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0445 Mt CO2e, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +29.1% | 0.0481 Mt CO2e | 0.0621 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0378 Mt CO2e | 0.0348 Mt CO2e | 0.04 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0365 Mt CO2e | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | 0.0421 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0448 Mt CO2e | 0.0411 Mt CO2e | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | 0.0442 Mt CO2e | 0.0503 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 Mt CO2e | 0.0456 Mt CO2e | 0.0621 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lebanon?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lebanon was 0.0621 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 building (energy) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0621 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 Mt CO2e in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Lebanon ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).