Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 0 ha in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0 ha for sunflower seed — area harvested in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 5,554 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 75th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 83 ha | -58.5% |
| 1967 | 1,494 ha | +1700.0% |
| 1968 | 2,888 ha | +93.3% |
| 1969 | 4,632 ha | +60.4% |
| 1970 | 4,108 ha | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 5,510 ha | +34.1% |
| 1972 | 5,554 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 5,420 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2,615 ha | -51.8% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | -61.8% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 ha | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 160 ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 165 ha | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 155 ha | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 155 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 273 ha | +76.1% |
| 1988 | 281 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 315 ha | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 325 ha | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 109 ha | -66.5% |
| 1992 | 74 ha | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 85 ha | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 97 ha | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 105 ha | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 106 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 110 ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 102 ha | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 100 ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 58 ha | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 37 ha | -36.2% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,923 ha. (17 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 525.5 ha. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +1700.0% | 83 ha | 1,494 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,172 ha | 83 ha | 4,632 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,621 ha | 500 ha | 5,554 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.9 ha | 155 ha | 315 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.3 ha | 74 ha | 325 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5 ha | 0 ha | 58 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 sunflower seed — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Lebanon was 0 ha in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,554 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Area harvested. 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.