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
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.
How have things changed? in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2,300 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 2,500 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 1,800 metric tons | -28.0% |
| 1968 | 2,500 metric tons | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 3,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 2,300 metric tons | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 2,000 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1,800 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 2,400 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 3,100 metric tons | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 2,405 metric tons | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 1,710 metric tons | -28.9% |
| 1977 | 1,620 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,740 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1,675 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1,740 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1,570 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 1,520 metric tons | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,500 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,700 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 1,875 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 1,913 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1,813 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1,813 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,510 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 1,812 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 1,861 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2,212 metric tons | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 2,437 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 4,385 metric tons | +79.9% |
| 1996 | 4,485 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3,955 metric tons | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 3,920 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3,860 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4,066 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,970 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4,760 metric tons | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 4,693 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,661 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4,611 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,624 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,518 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4,575 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,580 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,580 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,580 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,480 metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,280 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4,133 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 4,673 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 5,326 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 4,652 metric tons | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 3,736 metric tons | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 3,560 metric tons | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3,438 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 3,566 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3,608 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3,668 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,693 metric tons | +0.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3,693 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3,693 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33,109 metric tons, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +79.9% | 2,437 metric tons | 4,385 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.