Barley yields in Lebanon
Lebanon: Barley yields was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, barley yields in Lebanon stood at 1.77 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Lebanon peaked at 3.17 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 76th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9544 tonnes per hectare | 0.8138 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 73 Turkmenistan 1.98 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Iceland 1.97 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Tanzania 1.95 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Armenia 1.73 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Kazakhstan 1.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Montenegro 1.63 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 271.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 528,774 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 55,239 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Lebanon?
- Barley yields in Lebanon was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for barley yields?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.