Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Palestine
Palestine: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares
World rank
85th
of 235 countries
All-time high
118 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Palestine, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Palestine peaked at 118 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1991.
Palestine ranks 85th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1993 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1994 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1995 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1996 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1997 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1998 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1999 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2001 | 90 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 118 hectares | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 118 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 118 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 118 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 118 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 106 hectares | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2024 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2025 | 0 hectares | — |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 81 hectares | 0 hectares | 90 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.4 hectares | 90 hectares | 118 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 hectares | 0 hectares | 106 hectares | 6 |
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- 82 Egypt 6 hectares compare
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- 85 Anguilla 0 hectares
- 85 Aruba 0 hectares
- 85 Bahamas 0 hectares
- 85 Barbados 0 hectares
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- 85 Bermuda 0 hectares
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares
- 85 Botswana 0 hectares compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Brunei 0 hectares compare
- 85 Burundi 0 hectares compare
- 85 Cayman Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Curacao 0 hectares
- 85 Falkland Islands 0 hectares
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 hectares
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- 85 Gibraltar 0 hectares
- 85 Greece 0 hectares compare
- 85 Greenland 0 hectares
- 85 Grenada 0 hectares
- 85 Guam 0 hectares compare
- 85 Guernsey 0 hectares compare
- 85 Iran 0 hectares
- 85 Isle of Man 0 hectares compare
- 85 Jordan 0 hectares
- 85 Kiribati 0 hectares
- 85 Kuwait 0 hectares compare
- 85 Lesotho 0 hectares
- 85 Luxembourg 0 hectares compare
- 85 Maldives 0 hectares
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Mauritius 0 hectares compare
- 85 Monaco 0 hectares
- 85 Mongolia 0 hectares compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 hectares compare
- 85 Montserrat 0 hectares compare
- 85 Nauru 0 hectares
- 85 New Caledonia 0 hectares compare
- 85 Niue 0 hectares compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0 hectares
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Oman 0 hectares
- 85 Pitcairn 0 hectares
- 85 Qatar 0 hectares
- 85 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares
- 85 Saint Martin (French part) 0 hectares
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares compare
- 85 San Marino 0 hectares
- 85 Singapore 0 hectares compare
- 85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 hectares
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 85 Sweden 0 hectares compare
- 85 Tokelau 0 hectares
- 85 Tonga 0 hectares
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 hectares
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares
- 85 Tuvalu 0 hectares
- 85 Vatican 0 hectares
- 85 Yemen 0 hectares
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Palestine?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Palestine was 0 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 118 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1991.
- How does Palestine rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Palestine ranks 85th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.