Arable land — Area in Israel
Israel: Arable land — Area was 257.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Israel recorded 257.4 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Israel peaked at 387 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 257.4 1000 ha, in 2024.
Israel ranks 159th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Israel, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 318 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 309 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 320 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 322 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 312 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 322 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 323 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 322 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 321 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 325 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 326 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 325 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 334 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 339 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 336 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 325 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 315 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 328 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 327 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 338 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 339 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 339 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 338 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 343 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 347 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 347 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 347 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 349 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 345 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 336 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 336 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 335 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 333 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 338 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 342 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 349 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 334 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 311 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 311 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 303 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 305.8 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 299.7 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 304.3 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 293.6 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 295.7 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 294.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 285.8 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 300.5 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 297.2 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 295 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 387 1000 ha | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 383.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 378 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 275.4 1000 ha | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 272.5 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 268.5 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 271.4 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 257.4 1000 ha | -5.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 257.4 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Israel's 257.4 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 295 1000 ha | 387 1000 ha |
| 2020 | -27.1% | 378 1000 ha | 275.4 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 318.78 1000 ha | 309 1000 ha | 323 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 328.5 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 329.9 1000 ha | 315 1000 ha | 339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 341.8 1000 ha | 333 1000 ha | 349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 319.78 1000 ha | 299.7 1000 ha | 349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.11 1000 ha | 285.8 1000 ha | 387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 269.04 1000 ha | 257.4 1000 ha | 275.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 arable land — area in Israel?
- Arable land — area in Israel was 257.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 387 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.4 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for arable land — area?
- Israel ranks 159th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.