Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Israel
Israel: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 68.42 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 68.42 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Israel peaked at 78.4 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 68.42 %, in 2024.
Israel ranks 103rd of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 78.16 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 78.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 77.82 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 78.29 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 78.12 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 77.82 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 77.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 77.99 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 77.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 78.4 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 78.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 78.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 77.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 77.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 77.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 77.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 77.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.6 % | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 74.29 % | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 73.04 % | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 73.92 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 74.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.31 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 74.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.44 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.91 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.87 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 74.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.69 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.56 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 75.94 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.91 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.23 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.1 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 73.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.27 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.12 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.52 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.92 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 73.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.09 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.01 % | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 75 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 75.36 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.55 % | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 69.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.42 % | -1.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 68.42 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.59 %, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 68.42 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.47 %, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.99 % | 77.43 % | 78.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.93 % | 77.49 % | 78.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.06 % | 73.04 % | 77.78 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.68 % | 74.29 % | 74.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.52 % | 73.12 % | 76.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7 % | 71.01 % | 75.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.26 % | 68.42 % | 69.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Israel?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Israel was 68.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.42 % in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Israel ranks 103rd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.