Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Israel
Israel: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 23.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 23.79 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Israel peaked at 29.76 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.31 %, in 2010.
That places Israel 142nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.98 % | 23.34 % | 24.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.62 % | 24.26 % | 25.18 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.92 % | 24.63 % | 26.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.39 % | 25.83 % | 26.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.65 % | 23.51 % | 26.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.95 % | 23.31 % | 29.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.65 % | 23.79 % | 25.04 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Israel
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 305,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 320,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 20,241 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 6,373 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Israel?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Israel was 23.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 29.76 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.31 % in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Israel ranks 142nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.