Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon
Lebanon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 61.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 61.42 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lebanon peaked at 62.9 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.51 %, in 1973.
That places Lebanon 89th out of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.38 % | — |
| 1962 | 52.63 % | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.72 % | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.34 % | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 50.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.5 % | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 48.7 % | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 48.25 % | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 47.8 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 47.36 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 46.93 % | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 46.51 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 46.94 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 47.37 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 47.82 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 48.27 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 48.73 % | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 49.2 % | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 49.68 % | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 50.17 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 50.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.87 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.72 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.58 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.12 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 50.83 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.56 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.32 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 54.51 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 54.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.02 % | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 56.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 56.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 56.66 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.91 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 59.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.33 % | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 60.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 62.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.28 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.97 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.95 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.79 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.06 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 58.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.18 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 61.42 % | +3.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 61.42 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 61.42 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.66 %, 86% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.83 % | 48.25 % | 53.38 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.69 % | 46.51 % | 49.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.91 % | 49.65 % | 50.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.68 % | 49.42 % | 54.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.42 % | 54.62 % | 60.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2 % | 59.41 % | 62.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.48 % | 58.88 % | 61.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 86 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 62.63 % compare
- 87 Slovenia 62.29 % compare
- 88 Niger 61.74 % compare
- 90 United Republic of Tanzania 60.13 % compare
- 91 Syrian Arab Republic 59.97 % compare
- 91 Syria 59.97 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lebanon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lebanon was 61.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.51 % in 1973.
- How does Lebanon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Lebanon ranks 89th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.