Share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of forest area within protected areas was 6.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon peaked at 6.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9% | — |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Lebanon was 6.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Lebanon ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).