Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 16,170 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Lebanon is 16,170 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 56.4% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Lebanon peaked at 37,892 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4,118 t, in 1962.
Lebanon ranks 116th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,912 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,118 t | -30.3% |
| 1963 | 8,382 t | +103.6% |
| 1964 | 9,465 t | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 8,832 t | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 10,194 t | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 10,660 t | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 12,252 t | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 15,744 t | +28.5% |
| 1970 | 18,323 t | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 27,931 t | +52.4% |
| 1972 | 31,247 t | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 37,892 t | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 17,100 t | -54.9% |
| 1975 | 6,080 t | -64.4% |
| 1976 | 16,568 t | +172.5% |
| 1977 | 13,013 t | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 13,601 t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 16,134 t | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 15,366 t | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 18,223 t | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 22,466 t | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 18,216 t | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 18,647 t | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 13,126 t | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 11,532 t | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 9,825 t | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 11,237 t | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 13,750 t | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 9,970 t | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 10,858 t | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 12,202 t | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 16,799 t | +37.7% |
| 1994 | 8,627 t | -48.6% |
| 1995 | 22,522 t | +161.1% |
| 1996 | 19,179 t | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 20,785 t | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 22,554 t | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 20,428 t | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 22,306 t | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 28,730 t | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 19,784 t | -31.1% |
| 2003 | 24,906 t | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 23,914 t | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10,736 t | -55.1% |
| 2006 | 9,224 t | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 13,932 t | +51.0% |
| 2008 | 8,862 t | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 22,059 t | +148.9% |
| 2010 | 20,014 t | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 21,409 t | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 24,240 t | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 23,990 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19,454 t | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 22,541 t | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 21,825 t | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25,079 t | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 19,150 t | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 19,482 t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 15,873 t | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 11,307 t | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 10,337 t | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 16,170 t | +56.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 16,170 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 16,170 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,885 t, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +172.5% | 6,080 t | 16,568 t |
| 1995 | +161.1% | 8,627 t | 22,522 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,506 t | 4,118 t | 15,744 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,789 t | 6,080 t | 37,892 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,239 t | 9,825 t | 22,466 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,392 t | 8,627 t | 22,554 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,445 t | 8,862 t | 28,730 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,718 t | 19,150 t | 25,079 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,422 t | 10,337 t | 16,170 t | 4 |
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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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Lebanon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Lebanon was 16,170 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 37,892 t in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,118 t in 1962.
- How does Lebanon rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).