How have things changed? in Lebanon

Lebanon: How have things changed? was 3,693 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,693 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
172nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,326 metric tons
in 2016
All-time low
1,500 metric tons
in 1983
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Lebanon, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 3,693 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Lebanon peaked at 5,326 metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,500 metric tons, in 1983.

Lebanon ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,420 metric tons 1,800 metric tons 3,000 metric tons 5
1970s 2,075 metric tons 1,620 metric tons 3,100 metric tons 10
1980s 1,694 metric tons 1,500 metric tons 1,913 metric tons 10
1990s 3,044 metric tons 1,510 metric tons 4,485 metric tons 10
2000s 4,506 metric tons 3,970 metric tons 4,760 metric tons 10
2010s 4,400 metric tons 3,560 metric tons 5,326 metric tons 10
2020s 3,595 metric tons 3,438 metric tons 3,693 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 170 Switzerland 4,090 metric tons compare
  2. 171 Slovakia 3,961 metric tons compare
  3. 173 Isle of Man 3,514 metric tons compare
  4. 175 Jordan 3,379 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Lebanon?
How have things changed? in Lebanon was 3,693 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 5,326 metric tons in 2016.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,500 metric tons in 1983.
How does Lebanon rank for how have things changed??
Lebanon ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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