Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine
Palestine: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 10.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine stood at 10.71 %.
The figure is down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine peaked at 22.07 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.05 %, in 2020.
Palestine ranks 208th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 21.04 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 20.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 20.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21.07 % | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 21.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.03 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 21.19 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 21.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.06 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 20.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 21.1 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 21.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 21.05 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 21.69 % | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 21.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 21.51 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 21.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 21.31 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 21.51 % | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 21.71 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 21.91 % | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 22.07 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 21.76 % | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 21.24 % | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 20.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 20.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.82 % | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 17.46 % | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 16.59 % | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 16.33 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 16.61 % | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.42 % | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 15.21 % | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 14.76 % | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.21 % | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.02 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.24 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.45 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.63 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.23 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.47 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.15 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.76 % | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 11.53 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.04 % | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 12.73 % | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 13.14 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.41 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.54 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.21 % | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 11.48 % | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.05 % | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 10.71 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.71 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -25.2% | 16.61 % | 12.42 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.92 % | 20.88 % | 21.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.09 % | 20.98 % | 21.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.58 % | 21.05 % | 22.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.01 % | 12.42 % | 21.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 % | 14.76 % | 15.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.48 % | 11.48 % | 13.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 % | 10.05 % | 10.71 % | 5 |
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 380 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value 383 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 4,346 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 4,676 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,623 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 21,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 25,578 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,742 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine was 10.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.05 % in 2020.
- How does Palestine rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Palestine ranks 208th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.