Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 39.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lebanon stood at 39.1 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lebanon peaked at 39.1 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.33 %, in 1961.
That places Lebanon 42nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.04 % | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 31.77 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 32.75 % | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.72 % | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 34.21 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 35.19 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 36.17 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 39.1 % | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.1 % | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 39.1 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 39.1 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.47 %, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 29.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5 % | 29.33 % | 31.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.02 % | 31.77 % | 39.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1 % | 39.1 % | 39.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1 % | 39.1 % | 39.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 40 South Sudan 40.78 % compare
- 41 Ethiopia PDR 40.69 % compare
- 43 Mexico 38.09 % compare
- 44 Mauritania 38.08 % compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 37.54 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lebanon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lebanon was 39.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.33 % in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Lebanon ranks 42nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.