Forest land — Share in Land area in Israel
Israel: Forest land — Share in Land area was 6.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Israel, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Israel is 6.84 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Israel peaked at 7.62 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.1 %, in 1990.
That places Israel 192nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.54 % | 6.1 % | 6.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 % | 7.07 % | 7.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.24 % | 6.7 % | 7.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.65 % | 6.47 % | 6.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 189 Uzbekistan 8.79 % compare
- 190 Mali 8.67 % compare
- 191 Somalia 7.82 % compare
- 193 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.63 % compare
- 193 Kenya 6.63 % compare
- 195 Kyrgyzstan 6.55 % 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 — share in land area in Israel?
- Forest land — share in land area in Israel was 6.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 % in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Israel ranks 192nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 — Share in 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.