Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel
Israel: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 100,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100,000 hectares
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
105th
of 185 countries
All-time high
100,000 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
66,000 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel stood at 100,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel peaked at 100,000 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Israel 105th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 68,200 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 70,400 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 72,600 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 74,800 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 77,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 79,200 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 81,400 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 83,600 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 85,800 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 88,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88,400 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88,800 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88,200 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 87,400 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86,600 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 85,800 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 85,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88,000 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 91,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 94,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 97,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 100,000 hectares | +3.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 100,000 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Israel's 100,000 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 4.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,900 hectares | 66,000 hectares | 85,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,000 hectares | 88,000 hectares | 88,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,900 hectares | 85,800 hectares | 89,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,500 hectares | 85,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Israel was 100,000 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Israel ranks 105th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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