Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon
Lebanon: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 16.94 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 16.94 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Lebanon peaked at 38.43 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.94 %, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 187th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 31.58 % | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 31.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 32.76 % | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 34.56 % | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 34.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 35.64 % | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 36.69 % | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 37.28 % | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 37.86 % | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 38.43 % | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 38.2 % | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 37.21 % | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 36.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 36.72 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 36.46 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 36.2 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 35.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 35.67 % | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 35.4 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 35.12 % | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 34.91 % | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 34.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 35.12 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 34.31 % | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 33.86 % | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 30.99 % | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 30.67 % | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 30.09 % | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 29.84 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 29.34 % | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 29.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.66 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 29.65 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.37 % | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 27.04 % | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 25.68 % | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 24.28 % | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 22.15 % | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 21.68 % | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 20.07 % | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 21.1 % | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 21.24 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 21.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 20.03 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 19.82 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.55 % | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 18.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.81 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.45 % | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 18.78 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.23 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.39 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 19.68 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.06 % | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.37 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.79 % | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 20.97 % | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 21.21 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.51 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 20.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.07 % | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 16.94 % | -15.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 16.94 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 16.94 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.04 %, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.92 % | 30.6 % | 37.28 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.96 % | 35.67 % | 38.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.54 % | 30.09 % | 35.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.53 % | 22.15 % | 29.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.41 % | 18.55 % | 21.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.35 % | 17.81 % | 20.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.85 % | 16.94 % | 21.21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Lebanon?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Lebanon was 16.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.43 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.94 % in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Lebanon ranks 187th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.