Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 10.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine, State of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine, State of stood at 10.71 %.
That represents a change of down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine, State of peaked at 22.07 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.05 %, in 2020.
Palestine, State of ranks 176th of 214 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, State of, 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% |
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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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 24.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine, State of?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Palestine, State of 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, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.05 % in 2020.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Palestine, State of ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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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.