Lebanon's forest cover rose from 13.6 % in 1994 to 14.2 % in 2023.
Lebanon · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Lebanon's forest area rose from 1,391 km in 1994 to 1,451 km in 2023.
Lebanon's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.6 % in 2013 to 13.0 % in 2025.
Lebanon's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 59.3 % in 1994 to 65.9 % in 2023.
Lebanon's arable land (% of land area) fell from 17.6 % in 1994 to 13.1 % in 2023.
Air
Lebanon's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 23.7 in 1994 to 26.7 in 2023.
Water
Lebanon's water stress rose from 26.3 % in 1993 to 37.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
134th of 181 · 3rd in MENA+
Lebanon's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,256 in 1993 to 835.6 in 2022.
Access
Lebanon's safe drinking water rose from 43.4 % in 2000 to 47.7 % in 2024.
Lebanon's safe sanitation rose from 17.9 % in 2000 to 25.7 % in 2024.