Forest land — Share in Land area in Lebanon

Lebanon: Forest land — Share in Land area was 13.8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
13.8 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
13.8 %
in 2023
All-time low
13.48 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Lebanon, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 13.5 %1991: 13.5 %1992: 13.5 %1993: 13.5 %1994: 13.5 %1995: 13.5 %1996: 13.5 %1997: 13.6 %1998: 13.6 %1999: 13.6 %2000: 13.6 %2001: 13.6 %2002: 13.6 %2003: 13.6 %2004: 13.6 %2005: 13.6 %2006: 13.6 %2007: 13.6 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 13.7 %2010: 13.7 %2011: 13.7 %2012: 13.7 %2013: 13.7 %2014: 13.7 %2015: 13.7 %2016: 13.7 %2017: 13.7 %2018: 13.8 %2019: 13.8 %2020: 13.8 %2021: 13.8 %2022: 13.8 %2023: 13.8 %2024: 13.8 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 160 Azerbaijan 14.56 % compare
  2. 161 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
  3. 162 Bangladesh 14.4 % compare
  4. 164 Norfolk Island 13.61 % compare
  5. 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
  6. 166 Haiti 13.45 % compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

More environment data for Lebanon

All data for Lebanon →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.