Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 6.35 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.35 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon peaked at 8.1 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.68 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Lebanon 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.99 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.73 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 4.03 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 4.02 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.88 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.42 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 4.73 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 3.68 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1969 | 3.68 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.11 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 4.14 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.97 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 4.51 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 4.99 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 4.41 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 4.4 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.13 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 4.01 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.75 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 3.96 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 3.72 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 3.7 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.88 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 4.49 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 4.89 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 5.14 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 5.28 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.63 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 5.83 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 6 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 6.94 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 7.06 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.64 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 8.1 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 7.99 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.94 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6.54 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.14 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 6.66 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.56 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.3 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.23 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 7.17 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.71 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.49 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.2 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 6.33 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 6.21 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.91 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 7.22 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.33 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.41 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.28 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.58 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.15 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.02 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.01 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.33 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.33 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 6.53 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.35 kg/ha | -2.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6.35 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.03 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6.35 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.39 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.13 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 4.73 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.41 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 4.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.44 kg/ha | 3.7 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.98 kg/ha | 5.83 kg/ha | 8.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 kg/ha | 6.3 kg/ha | 7.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 kg/ha | 6.21 kg/ha | 7.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 kg/ha | 6.33 kg/ha | 7.33 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon was 6.35 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Lebanon rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lebanon ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).