Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1981 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon is 0.1981 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.2909 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1277 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1568 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.166 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1604 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1694 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.192 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1848 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1967 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1805 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2653 tonnes per person | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2211 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2048 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2907 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 tonnes per person | -53.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2157 tonnes per person | +60.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2109 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.223 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2119 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2494 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2326 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.232 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1745 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1334 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1627 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1676 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1908 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1699 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1787 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | +61.2% |
| 1992 | 0.186 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2018 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1581 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2229 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2141 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1972 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1983 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2033 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1956 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2146 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2166 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1882 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1547 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1862 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2243 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2251 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2239 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2323 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.223 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2212 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2316 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2483 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2773 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.265 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2633 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2909 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2637 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2284 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1981 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.1981 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.1981 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1792 tonnes per person | 0.1568 tonnes per person | 0.2066 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2228 tonnes per person | 0.1347 tonnes per person | 0.2907 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 0.1334 tonnes per person | 0.2326 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1915 tonnes per person | 0.1277 tonnes per person | 0.2229 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1965 tonnes per person | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.2243 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2411 tonnes per person | 0.2212 tonnes per person | 0.2773 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2453 tonnes per person | 0.1981 tonnes per person | 0.2909 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lebanon was 0.1981 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2909 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1277 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.