Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3807 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.3807 ha per square kilometre for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3807 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Lebanon ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5572 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.567 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6061 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6843 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8456 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8358 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7692 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7841 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7859 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8733 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8827 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.797 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7295 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7469 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.782 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7918 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.782 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8016 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8016 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9262 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9495 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9754 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9786 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9711 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5418 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5474 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5846 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9456 ha per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8113 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8211 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8622 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.87 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8602 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9929 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9971 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8055 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5394 ha per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6843 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7326 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7075 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6667 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4966 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.55 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.403 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5378 ha per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4859 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4228 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3821 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3821 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3807 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.3807 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0477 ha per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.3807 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0359 ha per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +61.8% | 0.5846 ha per square kilometre | 0.9456 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.715 ha per square kilometre | 0.5572 ha per square kilometre | 0.8456 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7803 ha per square kilometre | 0.7295 ha per square kilometre | 0.8827 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8093 ha per square kilometre | 0.7331 ha per square kilometre | 0.9495 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.791 ha per square kilometre | 0.5418 ha per square kilometre | 0.9786 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9476 ha per square kilometre | 0.8055 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5804 ha per square kilometre | 0.403 ha per square kilometre | 0.7326 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3919 ha per square kilometre | 0.3807 ha per square kilometre | 0.4228 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4509 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Eswatini 0.438 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 0.3908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Tonga 0.3222 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Costa Rica 0.2998 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Iraq 0.2992 ha per square kilometre compare
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 oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.3807 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3807 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — Area harvested 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.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oranges — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Oranges — Area harvested 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.