Annual deforestation in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual deforestation was 100 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100 hectares per year
World rank
72nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
100 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
100 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
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.
Annual deforestation in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 100 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 100 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,965 hectares per year, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 69 Ireland 500 hectares per year compare
- 70 Jamaica 460 hectares per year compare
- 71 Libya 330 hectares per year compare
- 73 Croatia 40 hectares per year compare
- 74 Mauritius 30 hectares per year compare
- 75 Romania 20 hectares per year compare
- 75 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 20 hectares per year 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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