Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
49th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 46 Guatemala 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Belarus 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Slovakia 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 San Marino 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Cambodia 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.