Japan vs Lebanon: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Japan
0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon
0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
166th
Lebanon rank
163rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lebanon ahead.
Japan ranks 166th and Lebanon ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Lebanon in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1860s | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1870s | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1880s | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1910s | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 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, Japan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Lebanon?
- 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 166th 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.