Forest land — Area in Israel
Israel: Forest land — Area was 150 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Israel is 150 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Israel peaked at 165 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 132 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Israel 167th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141.45 1000 ha | 132 1000 ha | 150.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.45 1000 ha | 153 1000 ha | 153.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.7 1000 ha | 145 1000 ha | 165 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 145 1000 ha | 140 1000 ha | 150 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 164 Cyprus 171.7 1000 ha compare
- 165 Micronesia 169.85 1000 ha compare
- 166 Samoa 159.76 1000 ha compare
- 168 French Polynesia 149.46 1000 ha compare
- 169 Lebanon 141.32 1000 ha compare
- 170 Luxembourg 88.7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Israel
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 86.86 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 43 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 31.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 162.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 94.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 49.99 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 257.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Israel?
- Forest land — area in Israel was 150 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 165 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for forest land — area?
- Israel ranks 167th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.