Change forest area share total in Lebanon
Lebanon: Change forest area share total was 0.0679 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0679
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.0705
in 2001
All-time low
0.0679
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Lebanon, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Lebanon is 0.0679, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Lebanon peaked at 0.0705 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0679, in 2025.
That places Lebanon 66th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Change forest area share total in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0703 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0702 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0702 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0701 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0701 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.07 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.07 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0699 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0698 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0705 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0705 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0704 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0704 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0703 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0703 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0702 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0702 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0701 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0701 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.07 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.07 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0699 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0699 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0698 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0683 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0683 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0683 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0682 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0682 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0681 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0681 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.068 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.068 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0679 | -0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0679 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0701 | 0.0699 | 0.0703 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0703 | 0.0698 | 0.0705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 | 0.0682 | 0.0701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.068 | 0.0679 | 0.0682 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More environment data for Lebanon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0683 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 39.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Lebanon?
- Change forest area share total in Lebanon was 0.0679 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0705 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0679 in 2025.
- How does Lebanon rank for change forest area share total?
- Lebanon ranks 66th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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