Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 39.1 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon stood at 39.1 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon peaked at 39.1 percent in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.33 percent, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 35th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 29.33 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5 percent | 29.33 percent | 31.04 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.02 percent | 31.77 percent | 39.1 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1 percent | 39.1 percent | 39.1 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1 percent | 39.1 percent | 39.1 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lebanon was 39.1 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 percent in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.33 percent in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Lebanon ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).