Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 71 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon stood at 71 %.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon peaked at 111 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2006.
That places Lebanon 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111 % | — |
| 2001 | 90 % | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 78 % | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 69 % | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 62 % | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 52 % | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 46 % | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 % | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 55 % | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 64 % | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 71 % | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 73 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67 % | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 60 % | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 51 % | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61 % | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 71 % | +16.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 71 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 71 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19 %, 3.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8 % | 46 % | 111 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1 % | 47 % | 74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 % | 51 % | 71 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 30 Burundi 81 % compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 81 % compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 75 % compare
- 34 Jamaica 65 % compare
- 35 South Sudan 60 % compare
- 36 Sudan 57 % 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 value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Lebanon was 71 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 111 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Lebanon ranks 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.