Arable land use per person in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Arable land use per person was 0.0081 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land use per person in Palestine, State of, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.0081 for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.0551 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0081, in 2023.
That places Palestine, State of 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land use per person in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0551 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0512 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.046 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 | -32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0335 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0281 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0195 | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0244 | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.024 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.023 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0211 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0209 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.012 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0371 | 0.0195 | 0.0551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0223 | 0.0181 | 0.0244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 | 0.0107 | 0.0151 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 | 0.0081 | 0.0096 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 189 French Polynesia 0.0089 compare
- 190 Brunei Darussalam 0.0087 compare
- 191 United States Virgin Islands 0.0086 compare
- 193 Qatar 0.0079 compare
- 194 Maldives 0.0076 compare
- 195 Guam 0.006 compare
More environment data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -70.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.03 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -14.08 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -13.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Palestine, State of?
- Arable land use per person in Palestine, State of was 0.0081 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0551 in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 in 2023.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for arable land use per person?
- Palestine, State of ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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