How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Lebanon 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2248 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2444 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.176 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2444 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2933 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2248 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1955 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.176 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2346 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.303 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2351 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1672 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1584 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1701 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1637 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1701 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1535 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1486 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1662 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1833 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.187 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1772 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1772 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1476 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1771 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1819 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2162 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2382 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4286 metric tons per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4384 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3832 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3773 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3975 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3881 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4653 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4587 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4556 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4507 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.452 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4416 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4472 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4477 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4477 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4477 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4379 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4184 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.404 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4568 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4547 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3652 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.348 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3361 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3486 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3527 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.2382 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4286 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2366 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.176 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2933 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2028 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1584 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.303 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1656 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.187 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2975 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1476 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4384 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4404 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3881 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4653 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4301 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.348 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.349 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3361 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 140 Moldova 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sweden 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 142 Uruguay 0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 144 Russia 0.3519 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kenya 0.3319 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 146 Argentina 0.3197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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?, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1466 metric tons per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Lebanon rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.