Quinces — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Quinces — Area harvested was 902 ha in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–1996
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quinces — area harvested in Lebanon is 902 ha, measured in 1996.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 911 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 127 ha, in 1969.
That places Lebanon 14th out of 55 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 240 ha | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 240 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 240 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 221 ha | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 202 ha | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 127 ha | -37.1% |
| 1970 | 255 ha | +100.8% |
| 1971 | 298 ha | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 299 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 235 ha | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 243 ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 250 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 300 ha | -40.0% |
| 1980 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 550 ha | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 700 ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 750 ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 800 ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 833 ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 870 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 880 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 910 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 911 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 902 ha | -1.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 902 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422 ha, 2.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 902 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 299 ha, 3.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +100.8% | 127 ha | 255 ha |
| 1978 | +100.0% | 250 ha | 500 ha |
| 1979 | -40.0% | 500 ha | 300 ha |
| 1969 | -37.1% | 202 ha | 127 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224.44 ha | 127 ha | 300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 288 ha | 235 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 500 ha | 300 ha | 750 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 872.29 ha | 800 ha | 911 ha | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 11 Algeria 1,413 ha
- 12 Serbia and Montenegro 1,365 ha compare
- 13 Belgium 980 ha
- 15 Romania 883 ha compare
- 16 Portugal 728 ha compare
- 17 Russian Federation 560 ha 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 quinces — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Quinces — area harvested in Lebanon was 902 ha in 1996, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 911 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 ha in 1969.
- How does Lebanon rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 14th out of 55 countries with data for 1996.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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 Quinces — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.