Forest area in Israel
Israel: Forest area was 150,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Israel stood at 150,000 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Israel peaked at 165,000 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 132,000 hectares, in 1990.
Israel ranks 160th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,450 hectares | 132,000 hectares | 150,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,450 hectares | 153,000 hectares | 153,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,700 hectares | 145,000 hectares | 165,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,000 hectares | 140,000 hectares | 150,000 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Israel
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0036 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Israel?
- Forest area in Israel was 150,000 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 forest area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 165,000 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for forest area?
- Israel ranks 160th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.