Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon
Lebanon: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2713 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon stood at 0.2713.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon peaked at 1.32 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2022, in 2015.
That places Lebanon 116th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1 | 1.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.8777 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6648 | 0.4343 | 0.8994 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3258 | 0.2614 | 0.3976 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2798 | 0.2558 | 0.3083 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2643 | 0.2022 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2781 | 0.2555 | 0.3115 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Lebanon was 0.2713 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 1969.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2022 in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).