Iraq vs Lebanon: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon
0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
162nd
Lebanon rank
163rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 162nd and Lebanon ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 16 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Iraq, at 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iraq ranks 162nd and Lebanon ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.