Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Lebanon
Lebanon: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 228.72 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Lebanon, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 228.72 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Lebanon peaked at 271.77 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 228.72 1000 ha, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 50th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 253.03 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 237.2 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 234.24 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 247.48 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 256.73 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 259.43 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 259.15 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 261.21 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 251.68 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 254.06 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 254.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 260.46 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 250.31 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 267.76 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 251.53 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 264.62 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 271.64 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 271.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 248.81 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 252.16 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 251.45 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 245.91 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 231.02 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 228.72 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 228.72 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.44 1000 ha, 15.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 228.72 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 385.18 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 251.13 1000 ha | 234.24 1000 ha | 261.21 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 259.51 1000 ha | 248.81 1000 ha | 271.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.85 1000 ha | 228.72 1000 ha | 252.16 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 47 Azerbaijan 315.21 1000 ha compare
- 48 Mozambique 310.7 1000 ha compare
- 49 Nigeria 262.09 1000 ha compare
- 51 Oman 194.42 1000 ha compare
- 52 Mauritania 120.79 1000 ha compare
- 53 Palestine 106.27 1000 ha 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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Lebanon?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Lebanon was 228.72 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 271.77 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.72 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Lebanon ranks 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.