Cropland — Share in Land area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cropland — Share in Land area was 24.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Lebanon stood at 24.56 %.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Lebanon peaked at 33.72 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 23.06 %, in 2011.
Lebanon ranks 76th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 26.39 % | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 26.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 27.37 % | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 28.93 % | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 28.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.91 % | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 30.89 % | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 31.46 % | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 32.02 % | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 32.59 % | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 33.16 % | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 33.72 % | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 33.15 % | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 32.58 % | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 32 % | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 31.43 % | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 30.85 % | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 30.28 % | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 29.7 % | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 29.13 % | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 29.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.22 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 29.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 29.39 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 29.48 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 29.56 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 29.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 29.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 29.91 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.94 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.01 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.19 % | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 28.37 % | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 27.55 % | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 26.73 % | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 26.39 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 25.71 % | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.49 % | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.08 % | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 27.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.66 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 27.27 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.09 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.71 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.46 % | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 23.06 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.68 % | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 23.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.03 % | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.74 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 26.12 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.72 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.22 % | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.11 % | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.56 % | -9.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 24.56 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 24.56 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.77 %, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 % | 25.61 % | 31.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.18 % | 30.28 % | 33.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.43 % | 29.13 % | 29.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.74 % | 25.9 % | 30.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.63 % | 25.71 % | 27.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.82 % | 23.06 % | 26.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.65 % | 24.56 % | 27.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 73 Sierra Leone 24.76 % compare
- 74 Albania 24.72 % compare
- 75 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 24.46 % compare
- 78 Luxembourg 24.39 % compare
- 79 Malaysia 23.94 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Lebanon?
- Cropland — share in land area in Lebanon was 24.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.06 % in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 — Share in Land area. 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.