Lebanon - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Lebanon was 1,433 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,433 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,374 in 2010.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 1,397
1991 1,395
1992 1,394
1993 1,392
1994 1,391
1995 1,389
1996 1,388
1997 1,386
1998 1,385
1999 1,383
2000 1,382
2001 1,381
2002 1,380
2003 1,379
2004 1,378
2005 1,378
2006 1,377
2007 1,376
2008 1,375
2009 1,374
2010 1,374
2011 1,379
2012 1,385
2013 1,391
2014 1,397
2015 1,403
2016 1,409
2017 1,415
2018 1,421
2019 1,427
2020 1,433

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Lebanon was 14.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 14.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.43 in 2010.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 13.66
1991 13.64
1992 13.63
1993 13.61
1994 13.60
1995 13.58
1996 13.57
1997 13.55
1998 13.54
1999 13.52
2000 13.51
2001 13.50
2002 13.49
2003 13.48
2004 13.47
2005 13.47
2006 13.46
2007 13.45
2008 13.44
2009 13.43
2010 13.43
2011 13.48
2012 13.54
2013 13.60
2014 13.66
2015 13.72
2016 13.78
2017 13.83
2018 13.89
2019 13.95
2020 14.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use