Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0003 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0003 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.0004 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 sq. km per person, in 2015.
Lebanon ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0003 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0003 sq. km per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 sq. km per person, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0004 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 178 Afghanistan 0.0003 sq. km per person compare
- 179 Haiti 0.0003 sq. km per person compare
- 180 Saudi Arabia 0.0003 sq. km per person compare
- 182 Barbados 0.0002 sq. km per person compare
- 183 Syria 0.0002 sq. km per person compare
- 184 Netherlands 0.0002 sq. km per person compare
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 forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Lebanon was 0.0003 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.