Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 25.47 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 25.47 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 52.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon peaked at 38.46 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.15 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Lebanon 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.73 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.43 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1963 | 11.98 kg/ha | +61.2% |
| 1964 | 12.67 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 11.09 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 12.72 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 13.28 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 13.8 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 16.03 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 18.62 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 27.46 kg/ha | +47.5% |
| 1972 | 30.66 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 34.69 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 17.99 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1975 | 7.15 kg/ha | -60.3% |
| 1976 | 16.63 kg/ha | +132.6% |
| 1977 | 13.39 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 14.63 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 17.07 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 16.95 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 19.7 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 24.51 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 19.84 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1984 | 20.25 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 15.26 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 14.1 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 13.06 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 14.38 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 17.32 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 14.08 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 15.13 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 17.02 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 21 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 13.39 kg/ha | -36.2% |
| 1995 | 27.7 kg/ha | +106.8% |
| 1996 | 24.04 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 23.95 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.15 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 31.38 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 38.46 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 26.53 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 30.05 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 31.7 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 19.98 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 14.76 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 20.6 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 2008 | 16.81 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 23.64 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 29 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 30.39 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 30.55 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.73 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.69 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 29.64 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.42 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 33.57 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 27.45 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 28.63 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.1 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 18.06 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 16.67 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 25.47 kg/ha | +52.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 25.47 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 25.47 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.14 kg/ha, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +132.6% | 7.15 kg/ha | 16.63 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.08 kg/ha | 7.43 kg/ha | 16.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.83 kg/ha | 7.15 kg/ha | 34.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.54 kg/ha | 13.06 kg/ha | 24.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.09 kg/ha | 13.39 kg/ha | 29.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.39 kg/ha | 14.76 kg/ha | 38.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.11 kg/ha | 27.45 kg/ha | 33.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.82 kg/ha | 16.67 kg/ha | 27.1 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lebanon was 25.47 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.46 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Lebanon rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lebanon ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).