Corn: Yield gap in Lebanon
Lebanon: Corn: Yield gap was 6.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn: Yield gap in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Lebanon stood at 6.32 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Lebanon peaked at 6.37 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.32 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
That places Lebanon 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 5 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 6.08 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
| 2005 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | +66.9% |
| 2006 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6.32 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6.32 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.81 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +66.9% | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 corn: yield gap in Lebanon?
- Corn: yield gap in Lebanon was 6.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for corn: yield gap?
- Lebanon ranks 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.