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 171st of 231 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.
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
- 168 Comoros 55.35 1000 ha compare
- 169 Suriname 55 1000 ha compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 ha compare
- 172 Polynesia 40.97 1000 ha compare
- 173 Trinidad and Tobago 29.99 1000 ha compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 23.3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Palestine
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 140 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.06 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 278 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 71.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.71 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.79 % (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 171st out of 231 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.