Sunflower seed — Production in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sunflower seed — Production was 0 t in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Production in Lebanon, 1961–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed — production in Lebanon is 0 t, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — production in Lebanon peaked at 2,589 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2002.
That places Lebanon 74th out of 83 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Production in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250 t | — |
| 1962 | 300 t | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 360 t | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 300 t | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 100 t | -66.7% |
| 1966 | 43 t | -57.0% |
| 1967 | 530 t | +1132.6% |
| 1968 | 1,675 t | +216.0% |
| 1969 | 2,538 t | +51.5% |
| 1970 | 1,572 t | -38.1% |
| 1971 | 2,589 t | +64.7% |
| 1972 | 2,416 t | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 665 t | -72.5% |
| 1974 | 959 t | +44.2% |
| 1975 | 600 t | -37.4% |
| 1976 | 500 t | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 750 t | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 550 t | -26.7% |
| 1983 | 600 t | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 550 t | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 480 t | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 578 t | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 604 t | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 677 t | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 700 t | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 188 t | -73.1% |
| 1992 | 136 t | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 155 t | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 187 t | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 195 t | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 244 t | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 248 t | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 233 t | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 200 t | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 120.19 t | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 79.12 t | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 0 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | — |
| 2010 | 0 t | — |
| 2011 | 0 t | — |
| 2012 | 0 t | — |
| 2013 | 0 t | — |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,390 t. (17 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 760.83 t. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Production 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 | +1132.6% | 43 t | 530 t |
| 1968 | +216.0% | 530 t | 1,675 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 677.33 t | 43 t | 2,538 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,080 t | 500 t | 2,589 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 588.9 t | 480 t | 750 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 248.6 t | 136 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.93 t | 0 t | 120.19 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 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 — production in Lebanon?
- Sunflower seed — production in Lebanon was 0 t in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,589 t in 1971.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — production recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for sunflower seed — production?
- Lebanon ranks 74th out of 83 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 — Production. 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.