Arable land — Area in Palestine
Palestine: Arable land — Area was 41.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Palestine is 41.9 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Palestine peaked at 111 1000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 41.9 1000 ha, in 2021.
Palestine ranks 183rd 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 101 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 102 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 103 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 104 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 108 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 108 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 108 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 108 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 107 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 108 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 109 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 110 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 111 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 109 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 106 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 104 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.83 1000 ha | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 82.93 1000 ha | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 77.98 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 76.53 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 78.1 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.6 1000 ha | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 71.21 1000 ha | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 68.22 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 70.85 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 69.47 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 70.46 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.58 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 72.37 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.71 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 72.14 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.79 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 44.16 1000 ha | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 44.7 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 48.28 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 51.44 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 54.6 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 57.76 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 58.88 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 55.47 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 52.07 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 48.67 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 41.92 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 41.9 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 41.9 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 41.9 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 64.79 1000 ha | 44.16 1000 ha |
| 1994 | -29.0% | 104 1000 ha | 73.83 1000 ha |
| 1999 | -28.8% | 78.1 1000 ha | 55.6 1000 ha |
| 2000 | +28.1% | 55.6 1000 ha | 71.21 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.44 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 101 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 102.8 1000 ha | 102 1000 ha | 104 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.1 1000 ha | 104 1000 ha | 111 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8 1000 ha | 55.6 1000 ha | 109 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.18 1000 ha | 64.79 1000 ha | 72.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6 1000 ha | 44.16 1000 ha | 58.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9 1000 ha | 41.9 1000 ha | 41.92 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 in Palestine?
- Arable land — area in Palestine was 41.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 111 1000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for arable land — area?
- Palestine ranks 183rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 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.