Sorghum yields in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sorghum yields was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.34 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Lebanon peaked at 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.305 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Lebanon 40th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9781 tonnes per hectare | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7299 tonnes per hectare | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9845 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 271.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 528,774 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 55,239 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Lebanon?
- Sorghum yields in Lebanon was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.305 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Lebanon rank for sorghum yields?
- Lebanon ranks 40th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.