Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 6,305 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,305 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7,820 animals per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
579.57 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon stood at 6,305 animals per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 7,820 animals per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 579.57 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 579.57 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 953.08 animals per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1963 | 983.58 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1,158 animals per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 1,353 animals per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 1,684 animals per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 1,464 animals per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 1,617 animals per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 1,707 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 1,785 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1,880 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 1,971 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1,808 animals per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 2,014 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1,808 animals per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 703.81 animals per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 1977 | 1,026 animals per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1978 | 1,662 animals per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1979 | 3,783 animals per square kilometre | +127.6% |
| 1980 | 4,213 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 4,203 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4,721 animals per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 4,663 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 4,545 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4,594 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4,824 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 5,026 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 5,091 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4,985 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4,888 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4,790 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4,692 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,790 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5,064 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4,936 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 4,922 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,748 animals per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 5,894 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6,070 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6,481 animals per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 6,696 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6,979 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,155 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,429 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7,038 animals per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 7,595 animals per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 7,771 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7,820 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,468 animals per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 4,594 animals per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 5,376 animals per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 5,865 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 4,888 animals per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5,175 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 5,753 animals per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 6,366 animals per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 6,409 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,476 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,963 animals per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 6,562 animals per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 6,470 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,289 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6,290 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,305 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6,305 animals per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 27.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6,305 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,305 animals per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +127.6% | 1,662 animals per square kilometre | 3,783 animals per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -61.1% | 1,808 animals per square kilometre | 703.81 animals per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +64.4% | 579.57 animals per square kilometre | 953.08 animals per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +61.9% | 1,026 animals per square kilometre | 1,662 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,278 animals per square kilometre | 579.57 animals per square kilometre | 1,707 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,844 animals per square kilometre | 703.81 animals per square kilometre | 3,783 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,687 animals per square kilometre | 4,203 animals per square kilometre | 5,091 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,179 animals per square kilometre | 4,692 animals per square kilometre | 6,070 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,243 animals per square kilometre | 6,481 animals per square kilometre | 7,820 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,687 animals per square kilometre | 4,594 animals per square kilometre | 6,476 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,383 animals per square kilometre | 6,289 animals per square kilometre | 6,562 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 12 Jamaica 7,978 animals per square kilometre compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 6,638 animals per square kilometre compare
- 14 El Salvador 6,455 animals per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 5,357 animals per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Kingdom 4,870 animals per square kilometre compare
- 18 Philippines 4,506 animals per square kilometre 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 6,305 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7,820 animals per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 579.57 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.