How have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon is 0.0006 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.0013 metric tons per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 metric tons per person, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 197th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -29.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +35.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -29.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0006 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0006 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +76.7% | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 194 Puerto Rico 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 196 Gibraltar 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 198 Slovenia 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 199 Kuwait 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 200 Austria 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Lebanon was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 metric tons per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 metric tons per person in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.