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Carbon intensity of the economy — Lebanon

Carbon intensity of the economy in Lebanon in 2022 — 0.315 kg/$. Ranked 128 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 10.1%.

2022 0.315 kg/$ −17.97% vs 2021
World rank 128of 164
Period maximum 0.998 kg/$1989
Period minimum 0.129 kg/$1954

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Lebanon, 1950–202200.250.50.75119501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.286 kg/$1952: 0.153 kg/$1954: 0.129 kg/$1956: 0.176 kg/$1958: 0.212 kg/$1960: 0.248 kg/$1962: 0.248 kg/$1964: 0.265 kg/$1966: 0.251 kg/$1968: 0.238 kg/$1970: 0.233 kg/$1972: 0.256 kg/$1974: 0.283 kg/$1976: 0.778 kg/$1978: 0.419 kg/$1980: 0.414 kg/$1982: 0.656 kg/$1984: 0.45 kg/$1986: 0.448 kg/$1988: 0.541 kg/$1990: 0.809 kg/$1992: 0.648 kg/$1994: 0.599 kg/$1996: 0.574 kg/$1998: 0.678 kg/$2000: 0.597 kg/$2002: 0.546 kg/$2004: 0.487 kg/$2006: 0.375 kg/$2008: 0.346 kg/$2010: 0.312 kg/$2012: 0.326 kg/$2014: 0.329 kg/$2016: 0.356 kg/$2018: 0.351 kg/$2020: 0.467 kg/$2022: 0.315 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.029 (+10.14%) Average annual rate: 0.13 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 0.315 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Western Asia computed 0.284 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.315 −0.069 −17.97%
2021 0.384 −0.083 −17.77%
2020 0.467 +0.1 +27.25%
2019 0.367 +0.016 +4.56%
2018 0.351 −0.02 −5.39%
2017 0.371 +0.015 +4.21%
2016 0.356 +0.005 +1.42%
2015 0.351 +0.022 +6.69%
2014 0.329 +0.017 +5.45%
2013 0.312 −0.014 −4.29%
2012 0.326 +0.023 +7.59%
2011 0.303 −0.009 −2.88%
2010 0.312 −0.054 −14.75%
2009 0.366 +0.02 +5.78%
2008 0.346 +0.038 +12.34%
2007 0.308 −0.067 −17.87%
2006 0.375 −0.069 −15.54%
2005 0.444 −0.043 −8.83%
2004 0.487 −0.096 −16.47%
2003 0.583 +0.037 +6.78%
2002 0.546 −0.043 −7.3%
2001 0.589 −0.008 −1.34%
2000 0.597 −0.067 −10.09%
1999 0.664 −0.014 −2.06%
1998 0.678 +0.005 +0.74%
1997 0.673 +0.099 +17.25%
1996 0.574 −0.026 −4.33%
1995 0.6 +0.001 +0.17%
1994 0.599 −0.025 −4.01%
1993 0.624 −0.024 −3.7%
1992 0.648 +0.064 +10.96%
1991 0.584 −0.225 −27.81%
1990 0.809 −0.189 −18.94%
1989 0.998 +0.457 +84.47%
1988 0.541 +0.141 +35.25%
1987 0.4 −0.048 −10.71%
1986 0.448 +0.022 +5.16%
1985 0.426 −0.024 −5.33%
1984 0.45 −0.21 −31.82%
1983 0.66 +0.004 +0.61%
1982 0.656 +0.239 +57.31%
1981 0.417 +0.003 +0.72%
1980 0.414 +0.003 +0.73%
1979 0.411 −0.008 −1.91%
1978 0.419 +0.028 +7.16%
1977 0.391 −0.387 −49.74%
1976 0.778 +0.426 +121.02%
1975 0.352 +0.069 +24.38%
1974 0.283 −0.015 −5.03%
1973 0.298 +0.042 +16.41%
1972 0.256 −0.022 −7.91%
1971 0.278 +0.045 +19.31%
1970 0.233 −0.041 −14.96%
1969 0.274 +0.036 +15.13%
1968 0.238 −0.021 −8.11%
1967 0.259 +0.008 +3.19%
1966 0.251 +0.006 +2.45%
1965 0.245 −0.02 −7.55%
1964 0.265 +0.004 +1.53%
1963 0.261 +0.013 +5.24%
1962 0.248 +0.006 +2.48%
1961 0.242 −0.006 −2.42%
1960 0.248 +0.006 +2.48%
1959 0.242 +0.03 +14.15%
1958 0.212 +0.022 +11.58%
1957 0.19 +0.014 +7.95%
1956 0.176 +0.028 +18.92%
1955 0.148 +0.019 +14.73%
1954 0.129 −0.012 −8.51%
1953 0.141 −0.012 −7.84%
1952 0.153 −0.049 −24.26%
1951 0.202 −0.084 −29.37%
1950 0.286 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 0.17 YE Yemen 0.171 IL Israel 0.185 TR Türkiye 0.186 AM Armenia 0.194 PS Palestine 0.195 CY Cyprus 0.206 JO Jordan 0.226 AZ Azerbaijan 0.235 AE United Arab Emirates 0.266 QA Qatar 0.287 LB Lebanon 0.315 SA Saudi Arabia 0.366 IQ Iraq 0.412 OM Oman 0.44 KW Kuwait 0.529 SY Syria 0.6 BH Bahrain 0.644
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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