How does Lebanon rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Lebanon ranks 75th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lebanon data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lebanon: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 70,773 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

70,773 tonnes

Change on year

up 7.5%

World rank

75th

of 220 countries

All-time high

143,226 tonnes

in 2017

All-time low

7.51 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 70,773 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon peaked at 143,226 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.51 tonnes, in 1750.

Lebanon ranks 75th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	7.87 tonnes	7.51 tonnes	8.22 tonnes	10
1760s	8.69 tonnes	8.3 tonnes	9.08 tonnes	10
1770s	9.6 tonnes	9.17 tonnes	10.02 tonnes	10
1780s	10.59 tonnes	10.12 tonnes	11.06 tonnes	10
1790s	11.68 tonnes	11.16 tonnes	12.19 tonnes	10
1800s	12.86 tonnes	12.3 tonnes	13.42 tonnes	10
1810s	14.16 tonnes	13.55 tonnes	14.77 tonnes	10
1820s	15.42 tonnes	14.91 tonnes	15.93 tonnes	10
1830s	16.47 tonnes	16.04 tonnes	16.89 tonnes	10
1840s	17.42 tonnes	16.98 tonnes	17.86 tonnes	10
1850s	18.41 tonnes	17.95 tonnes	18.85 tonnes	10
1860s	19.41 tonnes	18.95 tonnes	19.87 tonnes	10
1870s	21.53 tonnes	19.97 tonnes	23.07 tonnes	10
1880s	23.3 tonnes	23.19 tonnes	23.41 tonnes	10
1890s	24.08 tonnes	23.16 tonnes	24.98 tonnes	10
1900s	22 tonnes	18.89 tonnes	25.18 tonnes	10
1910s	16.19 tonnes	14.02 tonnes	18.22 tonnes	10
1920s	15.8 tonnes	13.5 tonnes	18.17 tonnes	10
1930s	51.45 tonnes	18.73 tonnes	81.52 tonnes	10
1940s	122.76 tonnes	46.79 tonnes	354.12 tonnes	10
1950s	13,416 tonnes	9,728 tonnes	18,957 tonnes	10
1960s	25,816 tonnes	19,554 tonnes	33,789 tonnes	10
1970s	50,260 tonnes	30,320 tonnes	63,322 tonnes	10
1980s	51,938 tonnes	42,895 tonnes	62,215 tonnes	10
1990s	79,743 tonnes	49,685 tonnes	109,677 tonnes	10
2000s	93,391 tonnes	77,697 tonnes	108,873 tonnes	10
2010s	116,491 tonnes	90,210 tonnes	143,226 tonnes	10
2020s	78,883 tonnes	65,837 tonnes	100,040 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

72 Gibraltar 76,371 tonnes compare
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76 Romania 70,162 tonnes compare
77 Brunei 67,787 tonnes compare
78 New Zealand 65,892 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Lebanon

Fuel imports 25.8% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 9.3% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 7.7% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.6% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 60.2% (2023)

All data for Lebanon →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Lebanon was 70,773 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 143,226 tonnes in 2017.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 7.51 tonnes in 1750.
How does Lebanon rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Lebanon ranks 75th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.