Taro — Yield in Lebanon
Lebanon: Taro — Yield was 14,667 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taro — Yield in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — yield in Lebanon is 14,667 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — yield in Lebanon peaked at 23,600 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5,200 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Lebanon 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Taro — Yield in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 7,000 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1964 | 7,500 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,200 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 5,200 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1968 | 9,333 kg/ha | +79.5% |
| 1969 | 8,025 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 8,150 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 8,250 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 14,517 kg/ha | +76.0% |
| 1974 | 15,000 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13,333 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 14,000 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 12,000 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 14,375 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 16,000 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 18,571 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 20,000 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20,833 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 21,538 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 20,540 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 21,772 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 21,667 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 23,276 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 21,818 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 22,615 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 23,600 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 23,255 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 23,000 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 23,333 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,713 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 22,500 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22,857 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 22,200 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 21,875 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 21,775 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,632 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 20,146 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 19,715 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 19,138 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 18,597 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,778 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 17,447 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 17,070 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 16,894 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 16,389 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15,924 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 15,460 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 14,996 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 14,784 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14,612 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 14,808 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14,781 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14,667 kg/ha | -0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 14,667 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,771 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +79.5% | 5,200 kg/ha | 9,333 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +76.0% | 8,250 kg/ha | 14,517 kg/ha |
| 1963 | -30.0% | 10,000 kg/ha | 7,000 kg/ha |
| 1967 | -27.8% | 7,200 kg/ha | 5,200 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,084 kg/ha | 5,200 kg/ha | 11,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,625 kg/ha | 8,000 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,178 kg/ha | 12,000 kg/ha | 20,833 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,308 kg/ha | 20,540 kg/ha | 23,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,775 kg/ha | 19,715 kg/ha | 23,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,969 kg/ha | 14,996 kg/ha | 19,138 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,730 kg/ha | 14,612 kg/ha | 14,808 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 8 China 19,209 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 5,817 kg/ha compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 16,925 kg/ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 5,340 kg/ha compare
- 10 China, Taiwan Province of 16,058 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,691 kg/ha compare
- 11 Caribbean 10,587 kg/ha compare
- 12 Grenada 14,377 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 13,060 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 12,807 kg/ha compare
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 taro — yield in Lebanon?
- Taro — yield in Lebanon was 14,667 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — yield recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23,600 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest taro — yield recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Lebanon rank for taro — yield?
- Lebanon ranks 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — yield rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, published as part of Taro — Yield. 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.