Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 2,222 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lebanon stood at 2,222 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 9,049 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,395 ha, in 1983.
That places Lebanon 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,250 ha | +51.2% |
| 1963 | 3,800 ha | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 3,450 ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 2,750 ha | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 2,753 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 4,168 ha | +51.4% |
| 1968 | 5,851 ha | +40.4% |
| 1969 | 7,847 ha | +34.1% |
| 1970 | 7,510 ha | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 9,049 ha | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 8,989 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 9,006 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6,563 ha | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 4,640 ha | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 4,140 ha | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 4,120 ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4,600 ha | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 4,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,400 ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,680 ha | -61.8% |
| 1982 | 1,490 ha | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 1,395 ha | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1,440 ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,735 ha | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 1,990 ha | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 2,488 ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 2,816 ha | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 2,970 ha | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 3,055 ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,886 ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 2,911 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2,925 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,941 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,960 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,958 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,010 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2,948 ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,820 ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,708 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2,537 ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2,375 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,275 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2,075 ha | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,980 ha | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,580 ha | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 2,726 ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,875 ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,827 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,526 ha | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 2,380 ha | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 2,256 ha | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2,354 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,333 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,309 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,290 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,269 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,249 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,231 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,204 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,228 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,221 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,217 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,222 ha | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2,222 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,630 ha, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2,222 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,642 ha, 19% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -61.8% | 4,400 ha | 1,680 ha |
| 1962 | +51.2% | 2,150 ha | 3,250 ha |
| 1967 | +51.4% | 2,753 ha | 4,168 ha |
| 1968 | +40.4% | 4,168 ha | 5,851 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,002 ha | 2,150 ha | 7,847 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,322 ha | 4,120 ha | 9,049 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,240 ha | 1,395 ha | 4,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,941 ha | 2,820 ha | 3,055 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,496 ha | 1,980 ha | 2,875 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,320 ha | 2,231 ha | 2,526 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,218 ha | 2,204 ha | 2,228 ha | 5 |
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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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lebanon was 2,222 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9,049 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,395 ha in 1983.
- How does Lebanon rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.