Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon
Lebanon: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 14.3 Square kilometres in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 14.3 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon peaked at 33 Square kilometres in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8 Square kilometres, in 2004.
Lebanon ranks 117th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 25 Square kilometres | +212.5% |
| 2006 | 22 Square kilometres | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5 Square kilometres | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 21.8 Square kilometres | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 30 Square kilometres | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 12 Square kilometres | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 33 Square kilometres | +175.0% |
| 2012 | 33 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7 Square kilometres | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 10.8 Square kilometres | -58.0% |
| 2015 | 12 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 11 Square kilometres | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5 Square kilometres | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4 Square kilometres | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7 Square kilometres | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1 Square kilometres | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 16.7 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.7 Square kilometres | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 14 Square kilometres | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 14.3 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.05 Square kilometres | 8 Square kilometres | 30 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.91 Square kilometres | 10.8 Square kilometres | 33 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.36 Square kilometres | 14 Square kilometres | 17.1 Square kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 114 Burundi 15 Square kilometres compare
- 115 Jordan 14.7 Square kilometres compare
- 116 Guadeloupe 14.51 Square kilometres compare
- 118 Bangladesh 14 Square kilometres compare
- 119 Nepal 13.2 Square kilometres compare
- 120 Martinique 9.65 Square kilometres 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0264 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 17.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Lebanon was 14.3 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 33 Square kilometres in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Square kilometres in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Lebanon ranks 117th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata