Annual deforestation in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual deforestation was 100 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual deforestation in Lebanon, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 100 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Lebanon peaked at 100 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100 hectares per year, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 72nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 deforestation in Lebanon?
- Annual deforestation in Lebanon was 100 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 100 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual deforestation?
- Lebanon ranks 72nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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