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 95th of 234 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 | 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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 86.86 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 43 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 31.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 162.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 94.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 49.99 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 257.4 1000 ha (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 95th out of 234 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.