Indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon
Lebanon: Indicator of food price anomalies was -0.56 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded -0.56 index for indicator of food price anomalies in 2024.
The figure is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 473.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon peaked at 17.24 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.98 index, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 153rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.98 index | — |
| 2011 | -0.17 index | -82.7% |
| 2012 | -0.68 index | +300.0% |
| 2013 | -0.61 index | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.15 index | -124.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4 index | +166.7% |
| 2016 | -0.46 index | -215.0% |
| 2017 | -0.38 index | -17.4% |
| 2018 | -0.32 index | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.28 index | -187.5% |
| 2020 | 17.24 index | +6057.1% |
| 2021 | 3.28 index | -81.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 index | -90.5% |
| 2023 | -0.33 index | -206.5% |
| 2024 | -0.56 index | +69.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -0.56 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.07 index, 8.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's -0.56 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.22 index, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +6057.1% | 0.28 index | 17.24 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.277 index | -0.98 index | 0.4 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 index | -0.56 index | 17.24 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Lebanon was -0.56 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.98 index in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Lebanon ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 473.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.