Pulses, Total — Production in Lebanon
Lebanon: Pulses, Total — Production was 12,719 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Production in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — production in Lebanon stood at 12,719 t.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Lebanon peaked at 41,773 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7,220 t, in 1978.
That places Lebanon 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Production in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,550 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,500 t | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 9,300 t | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 13,430 t | +44.4% |
| 1965 | 14,975 t | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 12,995 t | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 14,808 t | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 7,991 t | -46.0% |
| 1969 | 10,001 t | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 11,080 t | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 9,585 t | -13.5% |
| 1972 | 10,975 t | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 15,884 t | +44.7% |
| 1974 | 14,089 t | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 11,390 t | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 9,540 t | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 11,990 t | +25.7% |
| 1978 | 7,220 t | -39.8% |
| 1979 | 9,680 t | +34.1% |
| 1980 | 10,720 t | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 9,685 t | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 9,768 t | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 10,430 t | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 10,250 t | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 12,860 t | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 15,105 t | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 20,217 t | +33.8% |
| 1988 | 22,104 t | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 24,063 t | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 26,970 t | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 32,168 t | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 35,743 t | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 36,560 t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 37,712 t | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 39,920 t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 41,773 t | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 26,250 t | -37.2% |
| 1998 | 16,557 t | -36.9% |
| 1999 | 15,003 t | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 13,350 t | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 13,050 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 14,947 t | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 16,200 t | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 10,091 t | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 9,340 t | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 8,400 t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 8,800 t | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7,556 t | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 7,545 t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,834 t | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 9,566 t | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 9,467 t | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,116 t | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 10,219 t | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9,502 t | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 10,800 t | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 13,131 t | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 10,014 t | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 10,269 t | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12,020 t | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 13,265 t | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 13,079 t | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 12,818 t | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 12,719 t | -0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 12,719 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117,855 t, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 12,719 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,719 t, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,506 t | 7,991 t | 14,975 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,143 t | 7,220 t | 15,884 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,520 t | 9,685 t | 24,063 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,866 t | 15,003 t | 41,773 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,928 t | 7,545 t | 16,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,192 t | 8,834 t | 13,131 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,780 t | 12,020 t | 13,265 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 113 Belgium-Luxembourg 15,809 t compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 15,244 t compare
- 115 Republic of Korea 14,401 t compare
- 117 Portugal 12,360 t compare
- 118 Congo 11,385 t compare
- 119 Costa Rica 11,050 t 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 pulses, total — production in Lebanon?
- Pulses, total — production in Lebanon was 12,719 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 41,773 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,220 t in 1978.
- How does Lebanon rank for pulses, total — production?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.