Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lebanon

Lebanon: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1303 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1303 units per person
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
15th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2268 units per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0473 units per person
in 1990
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lebanon, 1961–2019

0.050.10.150.20.25196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.1303 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.2268 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0473 units per person, in 1990.

That places Lebanon 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lebanon, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0687 units per person
1962 0.0805 units per person +17.2%
1963 0.0895 units per person +11.2%
1964 0.0957 units per person +7.0%
1965 0.1121 units per person +17.1%
1966 0.105 units per person -6.4%
1967 0.1133 units per person +8.0%
1968 0.1087 units per person -4.0%
1969 0.1117 units per person +2.7%
1970 0.1495 units per person +33.8%
1971 0.1187 units per person -20.6%
1972 0.0821 units per person -30.8%
1973 0.2268 units per person +176.1%
1974 0.0871 units per person -61.6%
1975 0.1281 units per person +47.1%
1976 0.1273 units per person -0.6%
1977 0.0755 units per person -40.7%
1978 0.0921 units per person +22.1%
1979 0.084 units per person -8.9%
1980 0.1063 units per person +26.6%
1981 0.1419 units per person +33.5%
1982 0.1015 units per person -28.5%
1983 0.0546 units per person -46.2%
1984 0.1094 units per person +100.3%
1985 0.1268 units per person +15.9%
1986 0.0909 units per person -28.3%
1987 0.1122 units per person +23.5%
1988 0.1004 units per person -10.5%
1989 0.0567 units per person -43.5%
1990 0.0473 units per person -16.7%
1991 0.1117 units per person +136.1%
1992 0.1113 units per person -0.3%
1993 0.1073 units per person -3.6%
1994 0.072 units per person -32.9%
1995 0.1048 units per person +45.6%
1996 0.086 units per person -17.9%
1997 0.0911 units per person +5.9%
1998 0.0994 units per person +9.2%
1999 0.0912 units per person -8.3%
2000 0.0942 units per person +3.3%
2001 0.0838 units per person -11.0%
2002 0.0835 units per person -0.4%
2003 0.0984 units per person +17.9%
2004 0.1055 units per person +7.2%
2005 0.0862 units per person -18.3%
2006 0.0675 units per person -21.7%
2007 0.0847 units per person +25.4%
2008 0.0842 units per person -0.5%
2009 0.1071 units per person +27.2%
2010 0.1004 units per person -6.3%
2011 0.0867 units per person -13.6%
2012 0.1002 units per person +15.6%
2013 0.1044 units per person +4.2%
2014 0.097 units per person -7.1%
2015 0.0967 units per person -0.3%
2016 0.0852 units per person -11.9%
2017 0.104 units per person +22.1%
2018 0.0963 units per person -7.4%
2019 0.1303 units per person +35.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +176.1% 0.0821 units per person 0.2268 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0983 units per person 0.0687 units per person 0.1133 units per person 9
1970s 0.1171 units per person 0.0755 units per person 0.2268 units per person 10
1980s 0.1001 units per person 0.0546 units per person 0.1419 units per person 10
1990s 0.0922 units per person 0.0473 units per person 0.1117 units per person 10
2000s 0.0895 units per person 0.0675 units per person 0.1071 units per person 10
2010s 0.1001 units per person 0.0852 units per person 0.1303 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 12 Israel 0.1349 units per person compare
  2. 13 Kuwait 0.1323 units per person compare
  3. 14 Djibouti 0.1306 units per person compare
  4. 16 Portugal 0.1298 units per person compare
  5. 17 Italy 0.1251 units per person compare
  6. 18 United Arab Emirates 0.1228 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lebanon?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lebanon was 0.1303 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.2268 units per person in 1973.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 units per person in 1990.
How does Lebanon rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Lebanon ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.