Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Israel
Israel: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 263.97 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Israel recorded 263.97 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Israel peaked at 433.7 Hectares in 2003 and was at its lowest, 263.97 Hectares, in 2024.
That places Israel 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Israel, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 420.7 Hectares | — |
| 2001 | 420.4 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 425.9 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 433.7 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 332.3 Hectares | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 295.7 Hectares | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 285.1 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 293.2 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 289.2 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 294.8 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 283.2 Hectares | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 289.2 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 298.3 Hectares | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 292.3 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 309.8 Hectares | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 305.9 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 308.2 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 297.1 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 293.5 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 292.8 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 289.1 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 286.9 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 282.5 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 284.3 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 263.97 Hectares | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349.1 Hectares | 285.1 Hectares | 433.7 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 297.03 Hectares | 283.2 Hectares | 309.8 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.35 Hectares | 263.97 Hectares | 289.1 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 36 Costa Rica 544.35 Hectares compare
- 37 Ireland 441.07 Hectares compare
- 38 Switzerland 423.55 Hectares compare
- 40 Cyprus 123.36 Hectares compare
- 41 Iceland 123.11 Hectares compare
- 42 Luxembourg 63.19 Hectares compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 27,356 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 18,099 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -23.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Israel?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Israel was 263.97 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 433.7 Hectares in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.97 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Israel ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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