Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Israel

Israel: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 23.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.79 %
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
142nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
29.76 %
in 2017
All-time low
23.31 %
in 2010
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Israel, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 139 Malta 25.45 % compare
  2. 140 USSR 25.33 % compare
  3. 141 Malaysia 24.79 % compare
  4. 143 Grenada 23.26 % compare
  5. 144 Barbados 23.2 % compare
  6. 145 Panama 23.08 % compare

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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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.