Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Lebanon

Lebanon: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 754,884 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
754,884
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
47th
of 175 countries
All-time high
754,884
in 2019
All-time low
127,100
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

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Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 754,884 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Lebanon peaked at 754,884 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 127,100, in 1961.

Lebanon ranks 47th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Lebanon, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 127,100 —
1962 153,700 +20.9%
1963 176,300 +14.7%
1964 194,400 +10.3%
1965 234,100 +20.4%
1966 225,463 -3.7%
1967 250,054 +10.9%
1968 246,430 -1.4%
1969 259,986 +5.5%
1970 356,635 +37.2%
1971 290,429 -18.6%
1972 206,131 -29.0%
1973 583,513 +183.1%
1974 229,515 -60.7%
1975 345,000 +50.3%
1976 347,000 +0.6%
1977 208,458 -39.9%
1978 260,000 +24.7%
1979 242,000 -6.9%
1980 313,000 +29.3%
1981 427,000 +36.4%
1982 310,000 -27.4%
1983 169,050 -45.5%
1984 345,000 +104.1%
1985 408,000 +18.3%
1986 300,000 -26.5%
1987 380,000 +26.7%
1988 347,000 -8.7%
1989 200,000 -42.4%
1990 170,000 -15.0%
1991 409,654 +141.0%
1992 417,000 +1.8%
1993 410,000 -1.7%
1994 280,000 -31.7%
1995 415,000 +48.2%
1996 347,000 -16.4%
1997 374,080 +7.8%
1998 415,787 +11.1%
1999 387,883 -6.7%
2000 407,698 +5.1%
2001 368,978 -9.5%
2002 372,531 +1.0%
2003 445,282 +19.5%
2004 485,140 +9.0%
2005 402,576 -17.0%
2006 320,677 -20.3%
2007 410,160 +27.9%
2008 414,826 +1.1%
2009 534,778 +28.9%
2010 505,939 -5.4%
2011 441,935 -12.7%
2012 524,699 +18.7%
2013 599,518 +14.3%
2014 615,409 +2.7%
2015 625,661 +1.7%
2016 538,636 -13.9%
2017 640,664 +18.9%
2018 576,146 -10.1%
2019 754,884 +31.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 754,884 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,334, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 754,884 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 590,246, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 +183.1% 206,131 583,513

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 207,504 127,100 259,986 9
1970s 306,868 206,131 583,513 10
1980s 319,905 169,050 427,000 10
1990s 362,640 170,000 417,000 10
2000s 416,265 320,677 534,778 10
2010s 582,349 441,935 754,884 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 44 Austria 843,728 compare
  2. 45 Tanzania 832,978 compare
  3. 46 Cameroon 784,677 compare
  4. 48 Senegal 706,119 compare
  5. 49 Oman 691,047 compare
  6. 50 Mozambique 678,434 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Lebanon?
Net food imports by crop - wheat in Lebanon was 754,884 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 754,884 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 127,100 in 1961.
How does Lebanon rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Lebanon ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 7,821 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.