Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine
Palestine: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Palestine peaked at 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Palestine ranks 105th 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.007 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, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -31.8% | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -29.0% | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -28.8% | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +28.1% | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 102 Finland 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Dominica 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Panama 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Brazil 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Palestine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Palestine?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Palestine was 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Palestine ranks 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.