Share global forest in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share global forest was 0.0034 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0034
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
162nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0034
in 2025
All-time low
0.0032
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Lebanon, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0034 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Lebanon peaked at 0.0034 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0032, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0034 | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0034 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0034 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 | 0.0032 | 0.0033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 | 0.0033 | 0.0034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 | 0.0034 | 0.0034 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 159 Samoa 0.0039 compare
- 160 Israel 0.0036 compare
- 161 French Polynesia 0.0036 compare
- 163 Luxembourg 0.0021 compare
- 164 Reunion 0.0019 compare
- 165 Guadeloupe 0.0018 compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0683 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 39.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Lebanon?
- Share global forest in Lebanon was 0.0034 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for share global forest?
- Lebanon ranks 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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