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Forest cover — Lebanon

Forest cover in Lebanon in 2023 — 14.19%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.53 pp.

2023 14.19% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 145of 213
Period maximum 14.19%2023
Period minimum 13.43%2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Lebanon, 1990–202313.413.613.81414.21990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 13.66%1991: 13.64%1992: 13.63%1993: 13.61%1994: 13.6%1995: 13.58%1996: 13.57%1997: 13.55%1998: 13.54%1999: 13.52%2000: 13.51%2001: 13.5%2002: 13.49%2003: 13.48%2004: 13.47%2005: 13.47%2006: 13.46%2007: 13.45%2008: 13.44%2009: 13.43%2010: 13.43%2011: 13.48%2012: 13.54%2013: 13.6%2014: 13.66%2015: 13.72%2016: 13.78%2017: 13.83%2018: 13.89%2019: 13.95%2020: 14.01%2021: 14.07%2022: 14.13%2023: 14.19%
Change over the period: +0.53 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 14.19%
World 31.1%
Middle East & North Africa 2.21%
Western Asia computed 6.42%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.19 +0.06 pp
2022 14.13 +0.06 pp
2021 14.07 +0.06 pp
2020 14.01 +0.06 pp
2019 13.95 +0.06 pp
2018 13.89 +0.06 pp
2017 13.83 +0.06 pp
2016 13.78 +0.06 pp
2015 13.72 +0.06 pp
2014 13.66 +0.06 pp
2013 13.6 +0.06 pp
2012 13.54 +0.06 pp
2011 13.48 +0.06 pp
2010 13.43 −0.01 pp
2009 13.43 −0.01 pp
2008 13.44 −0.01 pp
2007 13.45 −0.01 pp
2006 13.46 −0.01 pp
2005 13.47 −0.01 pp
2004 13.47 −0.01 pp
2003 13.48 −0.01 pp
2002 13.49 −0.01 pp
2001 13.5 −0.01 pp
2000 13.51 −0.01 pp
1999 13.52 −0.01 pp
1998 13.54 −0.01 pp
1997 13.55 −0.01 pp
1996 13.57 −0.01 pp
1995 13.58 −0.01 pp
1994 13.6 −0.01 pp
1993 13.61 −0.01 pp
1992 13.63 −0.01 pp
1991 13.64 −0.01 pp
1990 13.66 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 40.62 TR Türkiye 29.48 CY Cyprus 18.67 LB Lebanon 14.19 AZ Azerbaijan 14.11 AM Armenia 11.62 IL Israel 6.47 AE United Arab Emirates 4.47 SY Syria 2.84 IQ Iraq 1.9 PS Palestine 1.68 JO Jordan 1.1 YE Yemen 1.04 BH Bahrain 0.95 SA Saudi Arabia 0.45 KW Kuwait 0.35 OM Oman 0.01 QA Qatar 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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