Cropland — Area per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Lebanon is 0.04 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.04 ha/cap, in 2013.
That places Lebanon 193rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.126 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.095 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.075 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.048 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 193 Egypt 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Israel 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Yemen 0.04 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 90 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 22.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 39.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.64 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 140.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 110.34 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Lebanon?
- Cropland — area per capita in Lebanon was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 ha/cap in 2013.
- How does Lebanon rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 193rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.