Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 45,032 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Lebanon is 45,032 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 97,500 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 21,661 ha, in 1984.
That places Lebanon 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 91,435 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 72,900 ha | -20.3% |
| 1964 | 93,100 ha | +27.7% |
| 1965 | 97,500 ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 89,924 ha | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 85,135 ha | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 86,904 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 55,215 ha | -36.5% |
| 1970 | 57,987 ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 60,145 ha | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 62,528 ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 61,136 ha | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 65,261 ha | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 66,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 57,600 ha | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 54,100 ha | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 55,300 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 53,200 ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 26,050 ha | -51.0% |
| 1981 | 23,445 ha | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 24,280 ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 24,105 ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 21,661 ha | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 25,730 ha | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 30,990 ha | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 38,629 ha | +24.6% |
| 1988 | 39,715 ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 40,474 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 41,186 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 41,094 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42,097 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 37,550 ha | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 38,255 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 39,077 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 38,289 ha | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 54,700 ha | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 52,922 ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 53,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 50,850 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 52,529 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 56,796 ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 61,481 ha | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 60,514 ha | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 65,570 ha | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 70,545 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 70,040 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 65,855 ha | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 55,978 ha | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 42,586 ha | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 57,412 ha | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 65,294 ha | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 59,935 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 52,174 ha | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 55,105 ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 57,411 ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 57,553 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60,176 ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 62,251 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65,122 ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 66,726 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 68,702 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70,406 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 45,032 ha | -36.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 45,032 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 45,032 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -51.0% | 53,200 ha | 26,050 ha |
| 1997 | +42.9% | 38,289 ha | 54,700 ha |
| 1969 | -36.5% | 86,904 ha | 55,215 ha |
| 2024 | -36.0% | 70,406 ha | 45,032 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,724 ha | 55,215 ha | 97,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59,326 ha | 53,200 ha | 66,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,508 ha | 21,661 ha | 40,474 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,867 ha | 37,550 ha | 54,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,016 ha | 50,850 ha | 70,545 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,990 ha | 42,586 ha | 65,294 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,198 ha | 45,032 ha | 70,406 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Lebanon was 45,032 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 97,500 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,661 ha in 1984.
- How does Lebanon rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.