Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 13.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon stood at 13.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon peaked at 13.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 148th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 145 Barbados 14.7% compare
- 146 Bermuda 14.4% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 14.4% compare
- 149 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.6% compare
- 150 Haiti 13.5% compare
- 151 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13.1% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0264 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 17.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lebanon was 13.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Lebanon ranks 148th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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