Agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1168 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.1168 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.3038 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1027 hectares per person, in 2015.
Lebanon ranks 164th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3038 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2985 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2893 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2856 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2853 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2774 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2746 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2718 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2663 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2619 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2575 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.253 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2507 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2429 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2358 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2263 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2193 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2127 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2041 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1987 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1957 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1932 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1897 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1862 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1818 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1748 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1652 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1617 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1586 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.156 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1514 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1497 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1369 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1374 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1358 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.138 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1385 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1388 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1398 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1429 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1398 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1328 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.127 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1277 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1027 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1061 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1093 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1122 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1158 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1182 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1192 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1168 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2836 hectares per person | 0.2663 hectares per person | 0.3038 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2391 hectares per person | 0.2127 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1874 hectares per person | 0.1713 hectares per person | 0.2041 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1555 hectares per person | 0.1369 hectares per person | 0.1683 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1379 hectares per person | 0.1328 hectares per person | 0.1429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1146 hectares per person | 0.1027 hectares per person | 0.1277 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 hectares per person | 0.1168 hectares per person | 0.1192 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Lebanon was 0.1168 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3038 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1027 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 164th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.