Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 350 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
350 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 185 countries
All-time high
350 hectares
in 2000
All-time low
340 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon is 350 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon peaked at 350 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 340 hectares, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 175th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 341 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 342 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 343 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 344 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 345 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 346 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 347 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 348 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 349 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 350 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 350 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 350 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344.5 hectares | 340 hectares | 349 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 370 hectares compare
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 360 hectares compare
- 176 Djibouti 310 hectares compare
- 177 Greenland 220 hectares compare
- 178 Grenada 210 hectares 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lebanon was 350 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 350 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 340 hectares in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Lebanon ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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