Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Palestine
Palestine: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 64.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Palestine stood at 64.93 %.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Palestine peaked at 83.55 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 62.35 %, in 2010.
That places Palestine 39th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 79.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 79.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 79.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 79.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 80.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 80.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 80.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 80.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 80.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80.56 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 80.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 80.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 81.23 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 81.56 % | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 81.89 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 81.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 82.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 82.72 % | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 83.06 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 83.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 83.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 83.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 83.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 83.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 83.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 83.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 82.89 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 82.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.55 % | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 78.89 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 78.07 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.83 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.35 % | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 77.78 % | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 76.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.46 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.05 % | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 62.35 % | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 64.4 % | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 66.63 % | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 67.15 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.04 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 71.57 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 72.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.91 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 70.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.39 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.93 % | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 64.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.93 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.75 % | 79.57 % | 80.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.98 % | 80.4 % | 81.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.19 % | 82.06 % | 83.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.6 % | 74.35 % | 83.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.51 % | 71.05 % | 77.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.55 % | 62.35 % | 72.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8 % | 64.93 % | 69.27 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Palestine?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Palestine was 64.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.35 % in 2010.
- How does Palestine rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Palestine ranks 39th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.