Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1253 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1253 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.4202 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.1079 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon is 0.1253 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.4202 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1079 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Lebanon 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2639 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3079 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2617 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.197 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2001 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2213 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2601 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2415 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1857 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2248 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2646 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2669 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2737 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.337 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3421 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2079 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2639 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2381 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1779 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1583 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2058 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1587 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1079 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1297 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1214 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1253 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2519 ha per square kilometre | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | 0.2601 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1852 ha per square kilometre | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | 0.2248 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3068 ha per square kilometre | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | 0.4202 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 0.2639 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | 0.1079 ha per square kilometre | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1253 ha per square kilometre | 0.1214 ha per square kilometre | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 8 Azerbaijan 0.1518 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tajikistan 0.1505 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Armenia 0.1413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.1211 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 El Salvador 0.1061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0863 ha per square kilometre compare
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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)
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- 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 watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.1253 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4202 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1079 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested 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.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested 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
Watermelons — Area harvested 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.