Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lebanon
Lebanon: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 534 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Lebanon stood at 534 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Lebanon peaked at 534 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 319 t, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 319 t | — |
| 1991 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 319 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 534 t | +67.4% |
| 1998 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 534 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 534 t | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 534 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 467 t, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 534 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121.5 t, 4.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 383.5 t | 319 t | 534 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 534 t | 534 t | 534 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 534 t | 534 t | 534 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 534 t | 534 t | 534 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Lebanon?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Lebanon was 534 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 534 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 319 t in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Lebanon ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).