Sugar beet yields in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sugar beet yields was 32.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet yields in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Lebanon stood at 32.06 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Lebanon peaked at 73.36 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.67 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
Lebanon ranks 47th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.02 tonnes per hectare | 31.17 tonnes per hectare | 52.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.9 tonnes per hectare | 33.33 tonnes per hectare | 55.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.51 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6 tonnes per hectare | 45.62 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.67 tonnes per hectare | 24.39 tonnes per hectare | 73.36 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.49 tonnes per hectare | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | 34.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.84 tonnes per hectare | 32.06 tonnes per hectare | 33.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 sugar beet yields in Lebanon?
- Sugar beet yields in Lebanon was 32.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 73.36 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.67 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does Lebanon rank for sugar beet yields?
- Lebanon ranks 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.