Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Israel
Israel: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
74th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Israel is 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Israel peaked at 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Israel ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Israel, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +31.2% | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -27.1% | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 71 Cameroon 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Maldives 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Nicaragua 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Afghanistan 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 China 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Israel?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Israel was 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.