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 172nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8,128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,429 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 4,921 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,218 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 107,804 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 100,384 t (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 172nd out of 231 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.