Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon stood at 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 4.76 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0891 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 49th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0891 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1056 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1164 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.137 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1337 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1637 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1722 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2751 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2486 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1975 | 0.391 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4888 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5865 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6843 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.782 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8798 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8798 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9775 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9775 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 1991 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 2.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 2.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 2008 | 3.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 3.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 4.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 4.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 3.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 2.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +106.6% | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +76.7% | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.3 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1241 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0891 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1637 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.426 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1722 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.782 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8798 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 46 Ireland 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Bangladesh 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Latvia 2.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Spain 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Jamaica 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lebanon
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- 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 pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0891 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 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
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.