Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 5.41 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon is 5.41 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 7.47 ha per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.47 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Lebanon 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.73 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.71 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.38 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1964 | 6.84 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 7.47 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 6.5 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1970 | 4.65 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.94 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 4.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.08 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 5.08 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.51 ha per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1998 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.91 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.26 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 4.25 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.84 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 5.16 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.88 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.12 ha per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 3.91 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 4.61 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 5.41 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 15.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 5.41 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | -66.7% | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +52.2% | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.51 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +41.1% | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 4.12 ha per square kilometre |
| 1969 | -36.5% | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | 4.22 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | 7.47 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | 5.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 ha per square kilometre | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 ha per square kilometre | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 17 Azerbaijan 6.57 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Italy 6.32 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Morocco 5.45 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Nepal 4.87 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 4.86 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Luxembourg 4.84 ha per square kilometre 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 5.41 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.