Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Lebanon

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Lebanon as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

1,231 t

natural honey, 2024

FAO estimate

325,498

beehives, 2024

FAO estimate

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Lebanon, 1961 to 2024From 73 in 1961 to 1,231 in 2024.012319611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Lebanon, 1961 to 2024From 29,000 in 1961 to 325,498 in 2024.00.10.20.30.419611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Lebanon produced 1,231 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 76 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.1% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (1,082 t), production rose by 14%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 2,130 t in 1994, the lowest 73 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 325,498 beehives in 2024 (FAO estimate). That is 35 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 3.8 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Lebanon

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Lebanon. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.