Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.7 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.7 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 3.14 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.303 ha per square kilometre, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6109 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5865 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6354 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5865 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.436 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6067 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6734 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7547 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8806 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8721 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.885 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.896 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8691 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8457 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3519 ha per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 1976 | 0.303 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4497 ha per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6452 ha per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6843 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6843 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8798 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8309 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.782 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.782 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9873 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2003 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2011 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.7 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 21.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.7 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 48.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -58.4% | 0.8457 ha per square kilometre | 0.3519 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +48.4% | 0.303 ha per square kilometre | 0.4497 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6412 ha per square kilometre | 0.436 ha per square kilometre | 0.8806 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6802 ha per square kilometre | 0.303 ha per square kilometre | 0.896 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9679 ha per square kilometre | 0.6843 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 2.7 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.303 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.