Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.02
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2003
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon stood at 0.02.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon peaked at 0.03 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 191st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.026 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 3 |
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lebanon was 0.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Lebanon ranks 191st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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