Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 16,827 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 16,827 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon peaked at 38,800 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5,000 t, in 1966.
That places Lebanon 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,864 t | — |
| 1962 | 6,187 t | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 10,815 t | +74.8% |
| 1964 | 11,038 t | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 10,369 t | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 5,000 t | -51.8% |
| 1967 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,131 t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 8,000 t | +60.0% |
| 1971 | 25,700 t | +221.2% |
| 1972 | 31,400 t | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 38,800 t | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 19,120 t | -50.7% |
| 1975 | 5,400 t | -71.8% |
| 1976 | 16,500 t | +205.6% |
| 1977 | 12,500 t | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 13,200 t | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 19,000 t | +43.9% |
| 1980 | 10,800 t | -43.2% |
| 1981 | 16,900 t | +56.5% |
| 1982 | 21,300 t | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 17,000 t | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,900 t | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 10,600 t | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 10,000 t | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 11,300 t | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 14,000 t | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 11,000 t | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 12,400 t | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 14,200 t | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 18,000 t | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 10,000 t | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 25,000 t | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 22,000 t | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 21,942 t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 23,400 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 22,000 t | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 24,300 t | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 29,765 t | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 20,517 t | -31.1% |
| 2003 | 23,683 t | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 25,145 t | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 14,680 t | -41.6% |
| 2006 | 9,633 t | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 14,583 t | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 9,991 t | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 15,804 t | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 17,693 t | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 18,396 t | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 18,704 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19,998 t | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 19,108 t | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 18,985 t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 20,893 t | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 24,572 t | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 18,102 t | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 17,779 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17,219 t | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9,466 t | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 8,172 t | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 15,619 t | +91.1% |
| 2024 | 16,827 t | +7.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 16,827 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,401 t, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 16,827 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,885 t, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +221.2% | 8,000 t | 25,700 t |
| 1976 | +205.6% | 5,400 t | 16,500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,378 t | 5,000 t | 11,038 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,962 t | 5,400 t | 38,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,080 t | 10,000 t | 21,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,994 t | 10,000 t | 25,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,810 t | 9,633 t | 29,765 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,423 t | 17,693 t | 24,572 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,461 t | 8,172 t | 17,219 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0683 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 39.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lebanon was 16,827 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 38,800 t in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 t in 1966.
- How does Lebanon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Lebanon ranks 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.