Forest land — Share in Land area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forest land — Share in Land area was 13.8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Lebanon is 13.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Lebanon peaked at 13.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.48 %, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 163rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.53 % | 13.48 % | 13.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 % | 13.58 % | 13.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.71 % | 13.67 % | 13.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 % | 13.77 % | 13.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 160 Azerbaijan 14.56 % compare
- 161 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
- 162 Bangladesh 14.4 % compare
- 164 Norfolk Island 13.61 % compare
- 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
- 166 Haiti 13.45 % compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 90 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 22.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 39.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.64 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 140.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 110.34 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Lebanon?
- Forest land — share in land area in Lebanon was 13.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.48 % in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Lebanon ranks 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.