Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon
Lebanon: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.66
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
101st
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.39
in 2014
All-time low
0.7466
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon stood at 2.66.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon peaked at 3.39 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7466, in 1968.
Lebanon ranks 101st of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.956 | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8298 | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7466 | -30.4% |
| 1969 | 0.801 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9328 | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8715 | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 1.22 | +40.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 1.42 | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 1.25 | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.967 | -22.8% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 1.02 | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9135 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.25 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.13 | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 1.82 | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 1.84 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.96 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.88 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.02 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 2.1 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.15 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.07 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.57 | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 2.45 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.64 | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 1.94 | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 2.41 | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 2.91 | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.73 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.68 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.19 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.62 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.89 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.98 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.39 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.16 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 2.85 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.84 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.74 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.66 | -3.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.66 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9851 | 0.7466 | 1.16 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.8715 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 | 1.64 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.19 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 2.2 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.66 | 2.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8243 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0491 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1174 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lebanon was 2.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 in 2014.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7466 in 1968.
- How does Lebanon rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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