Lebanon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 12,852.67 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 5,489,739 HDI (2022): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 116
Score: 44.7
Vulnerability 0.402
Readiness 0.296

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 108th most vulnerable country and the 156th 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 21 22
Ranking
113
113
112
111
104
100
101
103
102
101
108
121
122
117
110
103
100
101
98
100
105
107
112
111
110
114
115
116
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.402
Food
0.304
Projected change of cereal yields
0.614
Projected population change
0.226
Food import dependency
0.219
Rural population
0.116
Agriculture capacity
0.591
Child malnutrition
0.057
Water
0.354
Projected change of annual runoff
0.111
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.154
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.323
Water dependency ratio
0.008
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
0.531
Health
0.479
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
0.361
Slum population
0.045
Medical staff
0.843
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.752
Ecosystem Services
0.467
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.420
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.347
Protected biome
0.415
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.672
Human Habitat
0.477
Projected change of warm periods
0.082
Projected change of flood hazard
0.550
Urban concentration
0.884
Age dependency ratio
0.590
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.605
Paved roads
0.152
Infrastructure
0.331
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.459
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.018
Dependency on imported energy
0.980
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.178
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.350