Environment & Development Indicators for Lebanon
 
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  I- Population and Socio-Economic Indicators

Ref. No.

Indicator

Unit

Type*

Concerned Institution

A- Demography

1

Population density

Inhabitants/ sq. km

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Social Affairs

2

Urbanization rate

%

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Social Affairs

3

Urban population growth rate

%

P

Central Administration of StatisticsMinistry of Social Affairs

4

Population density in coastal area

Inhabitants/ sq. km

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Social Affairs

5

Population growth in coastal area

%

P

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Social Affairs

6

Rural- urban migration

Persons/ unit area

P

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Social Affairs

7

Life Expectancy at Birth

Years

S

Central Administration of Statistics

B- Standard of Living

8

Infant mortality rate

Number per 1000

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Public Health

9

Access to safe drinking water

% of total pop.

R

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Public Health

10

Adult illiteracy rate for females and males

%

S

Central Administration of StatisticsMinistry of Education

11

Economically active females and males

%

S

Ministry of Social Affairs

12

Unemployment rate for females and males

%

S

Ministry of Social Affairs

13

Difference between male and female school enrolment ratios

%

S

Ministry of Social Affairs
Ministry of Education

14

Distribution of GDP

% per sector

P

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Economy & Trade
Bank of Lebanon

15

External Dept/ GDP

%

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Economy & Trade
Bank of Lebanon

16

Openness rate of GDP

%

P

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Economy & Trade
Bank of Lebanon

17

GDP per capita

US$

S

Central Administration of Statistics
Ministry of Economy & Trade
Bank of Lebanon

18

Income distribution (low, intermediate, high)

%

S

Ministry of Economy & Trade
Ministry of Social Affairs

19

Human poverty index (HPI)

-

S

Ministry of Social Affairs

20

Women per 100 men in the labor force per sector

Number per 100 men per sector

S

Ministry of Social Affairs

21

Total water demand per sector

Mm3/year or %

P

Ministry of Power & Water

22

Annual energy consumption per inhabitant

Ton oil equiv. per capita

P

Ministry of Power & Water

23

Generation of municipal solid waste

Kg/inhabitant/yr.

P

Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Interior & Municipalities
Council for Dvlp. & Reconstruction

24

Generation, imports and exports of hazardous waste

Metric tons/ yr.

P

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Interior & Municipalities
Council for Dvlp. & Reconstruction

25

Destination of household waste

%

R

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Interior & Municipalities
Council for Dvlp. & Reconstruction

26

Composition of municipal waste

%

S

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Interior & Municipalities
Council for Dvlp. & Reconstruction

27

Cost of management of municipal solid waste

% of GDP

R

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Interior & Municipalities
Council for Dvlp. & Reconstruction

 
List of Acronyms used:

P = Pressure;
S = State;
R = Response

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