Agricultural land — Area in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Agricultural land — Area was 391.2 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Palestine, State of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 391.2 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Palestine, State of peaked at 503 1000 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 375.36 1000 ha, in 2010.
Palestine, State of ranks 151st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 479 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 479 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 479 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 479 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 479 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 480 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 482 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 484 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 484 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 484 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 485 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 486 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 486 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 489 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 491 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 493 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 494 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 498 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 500 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 502 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 503 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 502 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 503 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 501 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 499 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 497 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 497 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 466.83 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 474.93 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 469.98 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 468.53 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 470.1 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 447.6 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 468.21 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 462.22 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 465.85 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 462.47 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 462.46 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 463.38 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 463.07 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 464.21 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 466.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 427.74 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 375.36 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 387.7 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 401.1 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 404.26 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 415.6 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 430.86 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 434.88 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 426.87 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 426.57 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 423.77 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 417.02 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 391.2 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 391.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 391.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 391.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 480.11 1000 ha | 479 1000 ha | 482 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 487.5 1000 ha | 484 1000 ha | 493 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 500.8 1000 ha | 494 1000 ha | 503 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 479.2 1000 ha | 447.6 1000 ha | 501 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 460.59 1000 ha | 427.74 1000 ha | 468.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.7 1000 ha | 375.36 1000 ha | 434.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 396.36 1000 ha | 391.2 1000 ha | 417.02 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Palestine, State of
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -51.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 114.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Palestine, State of?
- Agricultural land — area in Palestine, State of was 391.2 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 503 1000 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 375.36 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for agricultural land — area?
- Palestine, State of ranks 151st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.