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 165th out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 23.34 % | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 24.12 % | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 24.26 % | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 23.75 % | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 24.26 % | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 24.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 24.08 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 24.17 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 24.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 24.35 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 24.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 24.82 % | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 25.18 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 24.95 % | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 24.49 % | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 24.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 24.63 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 24.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 24.86 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 24.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.55 % | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 26.06 % | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.57 % | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 26.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 26.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 26.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 26.57 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 26.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 26.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 26.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 26.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.48 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 26.06 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 26.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26.16 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 25.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.46 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 23.73 % | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.78 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.51 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.94 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.15 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.31 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.89 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.32 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 24.04 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.85 % | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.67 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.51 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 29.76 % | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 29.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.04 % | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 24.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.79 % | -4.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 23.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Israel's 23.79 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.62 %, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 163 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
- 164 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.42 % compare
- 166 Grenada 23.26 % compare
- 167 Barbados 23.2 % compare
- 168 Panama 23.08 % compare
More environment data for Israel
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (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 165th out of 255 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.