Forest area in Palestine
Palestine: Forest area was 11,100 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11,100 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 235 countries
All-time high
11,100 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
9,080 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Palestine, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Palestine is 11,100 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Palestine peaked at 11,100 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,080 hectares, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 190th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,080 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,170 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9,260 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9,350 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,440 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9,530 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9,620 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9,710 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9,800 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,890 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,980 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10,098 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,216 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10,334 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,452 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,570 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,676 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10,782 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10,888 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10,994 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,100 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11,100 hectares | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 11,100 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million hectares, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 11,100 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,080 hectares | 9,080 hectares | 9,080 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,485 hectares | 9,080 hectares | 9,890 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,499 hectares | 9,980 hectares | 10,994 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,100 hectares | 11,100 hectares | 11,100 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 187 Singapore 15,800 hectares compare
- 188 Cook Islands 15,590 hectares compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 12,720 hectares compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
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)
- 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)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Palestine?
- Forest area in Palestine was 11,100 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11,100 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,080 hectares in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for forest area?
- Palestine ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.