Sugar cane yields in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sugar cane yields was 24.1 tonnes per hectare in 2000. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Lebanon, 1961–2000
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 24.1 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2000.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Lebanon peaked at 65 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 20 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.9 tonnes per hectare | 23.82 tonnes per hectare | 65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.51 tonnes per hectare | 21.48 tonnes per hectare | 24.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 93 Singapore 25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Bahamas 24.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Ghana 24.3 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24 tonnes per hectare compare
- 98 Rwanda 21.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 Iraq 20 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 Puerto Rico 20 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cane yields in Lebanon?
- Sugar cane yields in Lebanon was 24.1 tonnes per hectare in 2000, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 65 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for sugar cane yields?
- Lebanon ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2000.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.