Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Israel
Israel: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 550 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Israel, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Israel is 550 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Israel peaked at 760 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 550 Square kilometres, in 2016.
Israel ranks 137th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Israel, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 660 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 659 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 658 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 657 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 656 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 655 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 654 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 653 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 652 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 651 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 650 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 651 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 652 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 653 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 654 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 655 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 656 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 657 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 658 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 659 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 660 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 680 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 700 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 720 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 740 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 760 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 550 Square kilometres | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 550 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 22% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Israel's 550 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 998.9 Square kilometres, 55% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -27.6% | 760 Square kilometres | 550 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655.5 Square kilometres | 651 Square kilometres | 660 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 654.5 Square kilometres | 650 Square kilometres | 659 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 646 Square kilometres | 550 Square kilometres | 760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 550 Square kilometres | 550 Square kilometres | 550 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 134 Réunion 891.8 Square kilometres compare
- 135 Guadeloupe 712.4 Square kilometres compare
- 136 Luxembourg 587 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Jordan 506 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Martinique 501.9 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Sao Tome and Principe 500.4 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Israel?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Israel was 550 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 760 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Israel ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata