Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lebanon 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 27 Yemen 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Armenia 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 South Sudan 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Andorra 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Mexico 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Mauritania 0.0381 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.