Annual change in forest area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual change in forest area was 96 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Lebanon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Lebanon is 96 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Lebanon peaked at 98 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96 hectares, in 2016.
Lebanon ranks 68th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97 hectares | 97 hectares | 97 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.9 hectares | 97 hectares | 98 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2 hectares | 96 hectares | 98 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 96 hectares | 96 hectares | 96 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 66 United States Virgin Islands 150 hectares compare
- 67 Comoros 100 hectares compare
- 69 Palau 90 hectares compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Lebanon?
- Annual change in forest area in Lebanon was 96 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 98 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 hectares in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual change in forest area?
- Lebanon ranks 68th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.