Forest area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forest area was 141,320 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Lebanon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Lebanon is 141,320 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Lebanon peaked at 141,320 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 137,920 hectares, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138,356 hectares | 137,920 hectares | 138,793 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,331 hectares | 138,890 hectares | 139,772 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,309 hectares | 139,870 hectares | 140,744 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,080 hectares | 140,840 hectares | 141,320 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Lebanon?
- Forest area in Lebanon was 141,320 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 141,320 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,920 hectares in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for forest area?
- Lebanon ranks 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.