Yields of key staple crops in Lebanon
Lebanon: Yields of key staple crops was 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.97 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
69th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.7005 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 126 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.
Yields of key staple crops in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7005 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1969 | 0.763 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9042 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8484 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +48.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 126 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.