Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
45th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.3372 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.2346 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon stood at 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.3372 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2346 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 45th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2561 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2737 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2893 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2893 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3089 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3128 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3275 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3324 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3275 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3118 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2942 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2923 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2933 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2981 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3001 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3109 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2649 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2708 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.272 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2709 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2346 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2454 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2542 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2561 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2649 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2672 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2654 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2652 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2753 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2703 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2841 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2561 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3128 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2936 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3001 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2663 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2346 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2672 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2704 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2753 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 42 Belgium 0.2907 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 0.2862 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 44 Belarus 0.2785 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 0.2637 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 47 Malta 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 48 Guatemala 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3372 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2346 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 45th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.