Lebanon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 12,118.57 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 6,825,442 HDI (2020): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 117
Score: 43.5
Vulnerability 0.420
Readiness 0.291

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Lebanon places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Lebanon is the 97th most vulnerable country and the 158th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
101
101
100
96
93
93
91
101
99
99
103
114
117
116
107
104
104
103
104
99
102
105
110
111
113
117
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.420
Food
0.342
Projected change of cereal yields
0.614
Projected population change
0.226
Food import dependency
0.312
Rural population
0.119
Agriculture capacity
0.480
Child malnutrition
0.300
Water
0.353
Projected change of annual runoff
0.111
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.154
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.319
Water dependency ratio
0.008
Dam capacity
0.992
Access to reliable drinking water
0.535
Health
0.541
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.032
Slum population
0.627
Medical staff
0.864
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.855
Ecosystem Services
0.469
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.420
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.357
Protected biome
0.415
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.672
Human Habitat
0.458
Projected change of warm periods
0.082
Projected change of flood hazard
0.550
Urban concentration
0.881
Age dependency ratio
0.478
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.605
Paved roads
0.152
Infrastructure
0.356
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.459
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.018
Dependency on imported energy
0.993
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.238
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.425