Lebanon vs Syria
Lebanon vs Syria: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.9 tonnes in Lebanon and 1.28 tonnes in Syria, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Lebanon, by 0.62 tonnes, or 1.49 times that in Syria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Lebanon has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Syria.
- In 2024, Lebanon ranked 116 and Syria ranked 132 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Lebanon | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 1.28 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.87 | 1.33 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.82 | 1.39 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.92 | 1.48 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.83 | 1.51 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.66 | 1.64 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.59 | 1.74 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.76 | 1.62 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.41 | 1.35 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 1.45 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.93 | 1.53 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.02 | 1.44 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.48 | 2.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.12 | 2.56 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.1 | 2.79 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.32 | 2.84 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.72 | 3.08 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 3.14 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.55 | 3.13 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.63 | 2.62 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.64 | 2.57 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.69 | 2.62 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.75 | 2.7 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.54 | 2.76 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.98 | 2.79 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 3.93 | 2.91 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 4.03 | 2.81 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.74 | 2.9 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 3.67 | 2.77 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 3.22 | 2.74 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.12 | 2.68 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.02 | 2.78 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.66 | 2.62 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.7 | 2.35 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.72 | 2.52 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 2.27 | 2.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 2.28 | 2.17 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.21 | 2.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.94 | 2.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.94 | 2.28 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.84 | 2 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.53 | 1.75 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.56 | 1.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.59 | 1.77 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.35 | 1.44 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.98 | 1.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.31 | 1.37 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.49 | 1.23 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.86 | 1.09 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.88 | 0.83 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.25 | 0.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.28 | 0.99 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Lebanon vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyLebanon: 77.8 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLebanon: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLebanon: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLebanon: 3.68% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateLebanon: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLebanon: 5.77 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthLebanon: 0.43% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLebanon: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLebanon: 91% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageLebanon: 28.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLebanon: 9.8% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateLebanon: -5.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLebanon: 2.51% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personLebanon: $142 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingLebanon: 16.6% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelLebanon: 80,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerLebanon: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLebanon: 4.1% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLebanon: 9 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLebanon: 48 million TIV in 2002Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010