Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0055 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.0372 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 ha per person, in 1984.
That places Lebanon 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0372 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0359 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0279 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0345 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0366 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0317 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0301 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.03 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0186 ha per person | -38.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0199 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0201 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0193 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0163 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0156 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 ha per person | -67.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 ha per person | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.008 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 ha per person | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.009 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 ha per person | -43.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0055 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0055 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -67.4% | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person |
| 1997 | +49.4% | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0314 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0372 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0201 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Lebanon?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Lebanon was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Lebanon rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.