Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
111.83 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
20th
of 189 countries
All-time high
166.96 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
28.35 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon stood at 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon peaked at 166.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.35 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lebanon 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.35 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 30.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 30.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 33.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 39.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 38.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 42.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 39.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 47.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 61.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 52.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 50.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 73.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1974 | 34.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 1975 | 56.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1976 | 56.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 60.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 58.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 70.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 66.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 68.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 52.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 40.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 50.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 57.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 54.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 63.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 57.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 61.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 44.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1991 | 73.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1992 | 68.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 75.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 60.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 86.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1996 | 84.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 79.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 81.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 84.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 85.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 84.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 87.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 97.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 85.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 71.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 86.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 89.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 109.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 110.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 111.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 118.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 125.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 137.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 146.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 153.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 166.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 155.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 149.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 162.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 147.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 128.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 47.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 86.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 109.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 110.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 166.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 162.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 17 Comoros 116.6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 18 Slovenia 113.44 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Qatar 112.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 105.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 22 Gambia 99.7 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 23 Kuwait 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square in Lebanon?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lebanon was 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 166.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.35 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Lebanon ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.