Forest land — Area in Palestine
Palestine: Forest land — Area was 11.1 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Palestine, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Palestine stood at 11.1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Palestine peaked at 11.1 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.08 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Palestine 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.08 1000 ha | 9.08 1000 ha | 9.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.48 1000 ha | 9.08 1000 ha | 9.89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5 1000 ha | 9.98 1000 ha | 10.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1 1000 ha | 11.1 1000 ha | 11.1 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 192 Singapore 15.8 1000 ha compare
- 193 Cook Islands 15.59 1000 ha compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 12.72 1000 ha compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 1000 ha compare
- 197 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.82 1000 ha compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.52 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Palestine
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 140 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.06 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 278 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 71.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.71 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 41.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Palestine?
- Forest land — area in Palestine was 11.1 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for forest land — area?
- Palestine ranks 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, 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.