Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Lebanon

Land under cereal production in Lebanon in 2023 — 55,239 ha. Ranked 140 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 38.9%.

2023 55,239 ha −0.13% vs 2022
World rank 140of 180
Period maximum 97,500 ha1965
Period minimum 21,661 ha1984

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Lebanon, 1961–2023025,00050,00075,000100,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 90,400 ha1963: 72,900 ha1965: 97,500 ha1967: 85,135 ha1969: 55,215 ha1971: 60,145 ha1973: 61,136 ha1975: 66,000 ha1977: 54,100 ha1979: 53,200 ha1981: 23,445 ha1983: 24,105 ha1985: 25,730 ha1987: 38,629 ha1989: 40,474 ha1991: 41,094 ha1993: 37,550 ha1995: 39,077 ha1997: 54,700 ha1999: 53,500 ha2001: 52,529 ha2003: 61,481 ha2005: 65,570 ha2007: 70,040 ha2009: 55,978 ha2011: 57,410 ha2013: 59,924 ha2015: 55,104 ha2017: 57,565 ha2019: 56,260 ha2021: 61,310 ha2023: 55,239 ha
Change over the period: −35,161 (−38.89%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 55,239 ha
World 738M ha
Western Asia computed 18.36M ha
Land under cereal production — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 55,239 −74 −0.13%
2022 55,313 −5,997 −9.78%
2021 61,310 +5,030 +8.94%
2020 56,280 +20 +0.04%
2019 56,260 +1,000 +1.81%
2018 55,260 −2,305 −4%
2017 57,565 +147 +0.26%
2016 57,418 +2,314 +4.2%
2015 55,104 +2,940 +5.64%
2014 52,164 −7,760 −12.95%
2013 59,924 −5,362 −8.21%
2012 65,286 +7,876 +13.72%
2011 57,410 +14,824 +34.81%
2010 42,586 −13,392 −23.92%
2009 55,978 −9,877 −15%
2008 65,855 −4,185 −5.98%
2007 70,040 −505 −0.72%
2006 70,545 +4,975 +7.59%
2005 65,570 +5,056 +8.36%
2004 60,514 −967 −1.57%
2003 61,481 +4,685 +8.25%
2002 56,796 +4,267 +8.12%
2001 52,529 +1,679 +3.3%
2000 50,850 −2,650 −4.95%
1999 53,500 +578 +1.09%
1998 52,922 −1,778 −3.25%
1997 54,700 +16,411 +42.86%
1996 38,289 −788 −2.02%
1995 39,077 +822 +2.15%
1994 38,255 +705 +1.88%
1993 37,550 −4,547 −10.8%
1992 42,097 +1,003 +2.44%
1991 41,094 −92 −0.22%
1990 41,186 +712 +1.76%
1989 40,474 +759 +1.91%
1988 39,715 +1,086 +2.81%
1987 38,629 +7,639 +24.65%
1986 30,990 +5,260 +20.44%
1985 25,730 +4,069 +18.78%
1984 21,661 −2,444 −10.14%
1983 24,105 −175 −0.72%
1982 24,280 +835 +3.56%
1981 23,445 −2,605 −10%
1980 26,050 −27,150 −51.03%
1979 53,200 −2,100 −3.8%
1978 55,300 +1,200 +2.22%
1977 54,100 −3,500 −6.08%
1976 57,600 −8,400 −12.73%
1975 66,000 +739 +1.13%
1974 65,261 +4,125 +6.75%
1973 61,136 −1,392 −2.23%
1972 62,528 +2,383 +3.96%
1971 60,145 +2,158 +3.72%
1970 57,987 +2,772 +5.02%
1969 55,215 −31,689 −36.46%
1968 86,904 +1,769 +2.08%
1967 85,135 −4,789 −5.33%
1966 89,924 −7,576 −7.77%
1965 97,500 +4,400 +4.73%
1964 93,100 +20,200 +27.71%
1963 72,900 −18,535 −20.27%
1962 91,435 +1,035 +1.14%
1961 90,400

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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