Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Palestine
Palestine: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 100 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Palestine stood at 100 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Palestine peaked at 100 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.33 %, in 1978.
Palestine ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 8.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.87 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 8.78 % | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 9.27 % | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 8.78 % | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 8.7 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.65 % | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 8.61 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 8.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.49 % | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.41 % | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 8.33 % | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 8.8 % | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 8.76 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 8.6 % | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.52 % | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.44 % | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 8.41 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 8.44 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 8.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.41 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.48 % | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 8.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 8.64 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.01 % | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 10.1 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 10.36 % | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.44 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.36 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.72 % | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 10.46 % | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 10.8 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.65 % | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 12.94 % | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 16.71 % | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 20.39 % | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 24.18 % | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 27.78 % | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 31.16 % | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 43.78 % | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 74.22 % | +69.5% |
| 2011 | 72.27 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 70.1 % | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 73.86 % | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 72.87 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.19 % | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 76.01 % | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 90.74 % | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 82.9 % | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 85.85 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 99.98 % | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +69.5% | 43.78 % | 74.22 % |
| 2009 | +40.5% | 31.16 % | 43.78 % |
| 2004 | +29.1% | 12.94 % | 16.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.92 % | 8.78 % | 9.27 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.6 % | 8.33 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.49 % | 8.41 % | 8.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.73 % | 8.48 % | 11.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.98 % | 10.46 % | 43.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9 % | 70.1 % | 90.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 99.98 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Andorra 100 % compare
- 1 Guyana 100 % compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 % compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 % compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 % compare
- 1 Palestine 100 % compare
- 1 Qatar 100 % compare
- 1 Suriname 100 % compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 % compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Palestine?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Palestine was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 % in 1978.
- How does Palestine rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.