Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Lebanon

Arable land in Lebanon in 2023 — 134,214 ha. Ranked 143 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 22%.

2023 134,214 ha −1.66% vs 2022
World rank 143of 206
Period maximum 240,000 ha1971
Period minimum 114,000 ha2010

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Lebanon, 1961–2023100,000150,000200,000250,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 172,000 ha1963: 180,000 ha1965: 206,000 ha1967: 216,000 ha1969: 230,000 ha1971: 240,000 ha1973: 240,000 ha1975: 234,000 ha1977: 228,000 ha1979: 220,000 ha1981: 210,000 ha1983: 208,000 ha1985: 204,000 ha1987: 188,000 ha1989: 184,000 ha1991: 181,000 ha1993: 180,000 ha1995: 180,000 ha1997: 185,000 ha1999: 129,000 ha2001: 120,000 ha2003: 136,000 ha2005: 141,700 ha2007: 134,200 ha2009: 123,000 ha2011: 125,000 ha2013: 132,000 ha2015: 133,000 ha2017: 137,170 ha2019: 135,300 ha2021: 141,620 ha2023: 134,214 ha
Change over the period: −37,786 (−21.97%) Average annual rate: -0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 134,214 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
Arable land — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 134,214 −2,271 −1.66%
2022 136,485 −5,135 −3.63%
2021 141,620 +7,505 +5.6%
2020 134,115 −1,185 −0.88%
2019 135,300 −1,880 −1.37%
2018 137,180 +10 +0.01%
2017 137,170 +170 +0.12%
2016 137,000 +4,000 +3.01%
2015 133,000 +1,000 +0.76%
2014 132,000 +0 +0%
2013 132,000 +0 +0%
2012 132,000 +7,000 +5.6%
2011 125,000 +11,000 +9.65%
2010 114,000 −9,000 −7.32%
2009 123,000 +0 +0%
2008 123,000 −11,200 −8.35%
2007 134,200 −1,800 −1.32%
2006 136,000 −5,700 −4.02%
2005 141,700 +5,400 +3.96%
2004 136,300 +300 +0.22%
2003 136,000 +6,000 +4.62%
2002 130,000 +10,000 +8.33%
2001 120,000 −9,000 −6.98%
2000 129,000 +0 +0%
1999 129,000 −58,000 −31.02%
1998 187,000 +2,000 +1.08%
1997 185,000 +2,000 +1.09%
1996 183,000 +3,000 +1.67%
1995 180,000 +0 +0%
1994 180,000 +0 +0%
1993 180,000 +0 +0%
1992 180,000 −1,000 −0.55%
1991 181,000 −2,000 −1.09%
1990 183,000 −1,000 −0.54%
1989 184,000 −2,000 −1.08%
1988 186,000 −2,000 −1.06%
1987 188,000 −12,000 −6%
1986 200,000 −4,000 −1.96%
1985 204,000 −4,000 −1.92%
1984 208,000 +0 +0%
1983 208,000 +0 +0%
1982 208,000 −2,000 −0.95%
1981 210,000 +0 +0%
1980 210,000 −10,000 −4.55%
1979 220,000 −4,000 −1.79%
1978 224,000 −4,000 −1.75%
1977 228,000 −3,000 −1.3%
1976 231,000 −3,000 −1.28%
1975 234,000 −3,000 −1.27%
1974 237,000 −3,000 −1.25%
1973 240,000 +0 +0%
1972 240,000 +0 +0%
1971 240,000 +5,000 +2.13%
1970 235,000 +5,000 +2.17%
1969 230,000 +4,000 +1.77%
1968 226,000 +10,000 +4.63%
1967 216,000 +10,000 +4.85%
1966 206,000 +0 +0%
1965 206,000 +16,000 +8.42%
1964 190,000 +10,000 +5.56%
1963 180,000 +0 +0%
1962 180,000 +8,000 +4.65%
1961 172,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.