Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine
Palestine: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 28.94 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Palestine stood at 28.94 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Palestine peaked at 44.93 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 26.2 %, in 2010.
Palestine ranks 188th 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.17 % | — |
| 1962 | 42.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 42.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 42.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 42.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 42.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 42.53 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 42.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 42.77 % | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 42.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 42.89 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 43 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 43 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 43.35 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 43.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 43.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 43.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 43.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.38 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 44.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 44.82 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 44.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 44.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 44.71 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.49 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 44.27 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.66 % | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 41.68 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 41.06 % | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 40.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.08 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.11 % | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 40.84 % | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 40.07 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 40.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.22 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 40.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35.24 % | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 26.2 % | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 28.55 % | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 30.94 % | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 31.48 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.35 % | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 35.71 % | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 36.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.11 % | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 35.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.63 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.58 % | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.94 % | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 28.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.94 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.7% | 35.24 % | 26.2 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3 % | 42.17 % | 42.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.17 % | 42.77 % | 43.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.69 % | 43.93 % | 44.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.12 % | 38.11 % | 44.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.82 % | 35.24 % | 40.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.73 % | 26.2 % | 36.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.87 % | 28.94 % | 33.58 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Palestine?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Palestine was 28.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 44.93 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 % in 2010.
- How does Palestine rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Palestine ranks 188th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 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.