Yields of key staple crops in Lebanon
Lebanon: Yields of key staple crops was 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Lebanon is 2.97 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Lebanon peaked at 3.8 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7005 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Lebanon 69th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | 0.7005 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8484 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 271.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 528,774 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 55,239 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Lebanon?
- Yields of key staple crops in Lebanon was 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7005 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Lebanon rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Lebanon ranks 69th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.