Israel vs Palestine: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Israel
- Palestine
How they compare
Israel currently reports 514.9 1000 ha against 391.2 1000 ha in Palestine, a difference of 123.7 1000 ha.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Palestine's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 171st and Palestine ranks 174th of 255 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519 1000 ha | 480.11 1000 ha | 38.89 1000 ha | Israel |
| 1970s | 532.8 1000 ha | 487.5 1000 ha | 45.3 1000 ha | Israel |
| 1980s | 561 1000 ha | 500.8 1000 ha | 60.2 1000 ha | Israel |
| 1990s | 571.1 1000 ha | 479.2 1000 ha | 91.9 1000 ha | Israel |
| 2000s | 533.41 1000 ha | 460.59 1000 ha | 72.82 1000 ha | Israel |
| 2010s | 561.53 1000 ha | 412.7 1000 ha | 148.83 1000 ha | Israel |
| 2020s | 533.4 1000 ha | 396.36 1000 ha | 137.04 1000 ha | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Israel or Palestine?
- Israel, at 514.9 1000 ha against 391.2 1000 ha in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Israel and Palestine?
- 123.7 1000 ha, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palestine?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Palestine rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Israel ranks 171st and Palestine ranks 174th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.