Marine protected areas in Lebanon
Lebanon: Marine protected areas was 0.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Lebanon, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.2 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Lebanon peaked at 0.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0.2 | — |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1286 | 0 | 0.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2 compare
- 132 Djibouti 0.2 compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2 compare
- 132 Samoa 0.2 compare
- 132 Syria 0.2 compare
- 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2 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 marine protected areas in Lebanon?
- Marine protected areas in Lebanon was 0.2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for marine protected areas?
- Lebanon ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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