Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Lebanon 65th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 65th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.