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
Palestine recorded 28.94 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
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 156th of 217 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% |
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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More environment data for Palestine
- 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 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 156th out of 217 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.