Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Lebanon
Lebanon: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 34,226 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Lebanon is 34,226 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Lebanon peaked at 46,657 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,995 t, in 1981.
Lebanon ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,174 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,908 t | -67.7% |
| 1963 | 15,062 t | +206.9% |
| 1964 | 8,283 t | -45.0% |
| 1965 | 12,446 t | +50.3% |
| 1966 | 7,777 t | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 16,146 t | +107.6% |
| 1968 | 8,800 t | -45.5% |
| 1969 | 12,259 t | +39.3% |
| 1970 | 11,596 t | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 14,387 t | +24.1% |
| 1972 | 11,031 t | -23.3% |
| 1973 | 8,409 t | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 19,447 t | +131.3% |
| 1975 | 9,138 t | -53.0% |
| 1976 | 12,617 t | +38.1% |
| 1977 | 6,888 t | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 15,748 t | +128.6% |
| 1979 | 4,748 t | -69.9% |
| 1980 | 19,039 t | +301.0% |
| 1981 | 3,995 t | -79.0% |
| 1982 | 17,085 t | +327.6% |
| 1983 | 4,972 t | -70.9% |
| 1984 | 11,578 t | +132.9% |
| 1985 | 8,278 t | -28.5% |
| 1986 | 12,196 t | +47.3% |
| 1987 | 16,609 t | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 10,423 t | -37.2% |
| 1989 | 11,994 t | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 16,080 t | +34.1% |
| 1991 | 12,473 t | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 25,712 t | +106.1% |
| 1993 | 14,086 t | -45.2% |
| 1994 | 20,331 t | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 14,840 t | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 23,775 t | +60.2% |
| 1997 | 23,295 t | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 24,547 t | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 17,078 t | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 44,049 t | +157.9% |
| 2001 | 21,008 t | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 42,540 t | +102.5% |
| 2003 | 20,212 t | -52.5% |
| 2004 | 38,624 t | +91.1% |
| 2005 | 18,592 t | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 41,214 t | +121.7% |
| 2007 | 19,132 t | -53.6% |
| 2008 | 21,257 t | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 20,042 t | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 46,657 t | +132.8% |
| 2011 | 22,083 t | -52.7% |
| 2012 | 18,193 t | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 26,457 t | +45.4% |
| 2014 | 28,247 t | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 41,755 t | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 37,663 t | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 37,734 t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39,217 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 40,580 t | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 43,561 t | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 29,996 t | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 30,062 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29,948 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 34,226 t | +14.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 34,226 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,439 t, 32% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 34,226 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,226 t, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,206 t | 4,908 t | 16,146 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,401 t | 4,748 t | 19,447 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,617 t | 3,995 t | 19,039 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,222 t | 12,473 t | 25,712 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,667 t | 18,592 t | 44,049 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,859 t | 18,193 t | 46,657 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,559 t | 29,948 t | 43,561 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 106 Tajikistan 37,791 t compare
- 107 Switzerland 36,323 t compare
- 108 Finland 34,694 t compare
- 110 Madagascar 33,995 t compare
- 111 Albania 32,983 t compare
- 112 Palestine 32,291 t 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Lebanon?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Lebanon was 34,226 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46,657 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,995 t in 1981.
- How does Lebanon rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Lebanon ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.