Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0577 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 23 Togo 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Morocco 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Denmark 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Haiti 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malawi 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.