Lebanon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 12,292.84 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 5,773,493 HDI (2023): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 120
Score: 42.5
Vulnerability 0.399
Readiness 0.250

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 109th most vulnerable country and the 162nd 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 23
Ranking
116
115
115
109
107
105
102
109
111
108
104
123
119
114
109
107
104
104
104
101
104
107
110
113
114
121
119
119
120
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.399
Food
0.314
Projected change of cereal yields
0.614
Projected population change
0.226
Food import dependency
0.255
Rural population
0.114
Agriculture capacity
0.619
Child malnutrition
0.054
Water
0.353
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
0.990
Access to reliable drinking water
0.531
Health
0.461
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
0.241
Slum population
0.045
Medical staff
0.856
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
0.471
Projected change of warm periods
0.082
Projected change of flood hazard
0.550
Urban concentration
0.886
Age dependency ratio
0.552
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.605
Paved roads
0.152
Infrastructure
0.329
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.459
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.018
Dependency on imported energy
0.969
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.178
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.350