More than one million people in Lebanon are facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity, as the repercussions of Israeli attacks continue to mount, causing widespread damage to the agricultural sector, destroying farmland, and depriving farmers of access to their land and livelihoods.
An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, published Wednesday, showed that approximately 1.05 million people, representing 21% of the assessed population, are experiencing crisis-level or worse food insecurity as of February 2027. The analysis projects that this number will rise to approximately 1.15 million people, or 24%, by mid-2027, with the number of those facing emergency levels expected to nearly double, from 52,000 to 97,000.
In assessing the impact of the crisis, the World Food Programme stated that Lebanese families have exhausted their options for coping with the deteriorating living conditions. Savings have dwindled, debt has accumulated, and spending has been cut, leaving many families unable to meet their basic food needs without assistance. The program’s representative and operations manager in Lebanon, Alison Oman Lawi, warned that families who have exhausted their coping mechanisms are more likely to slip into even deeper levels of food insecurity, even if they are exposed to limited additional shocks.
