Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Israel
Israel: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 50 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Israel stood at 50 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Israel peaked at 76 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 1000 ha, in 2025.
Israel ranks 171st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.55 1000 ha | 65.1 1000 ha | 66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.45 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8 1000 ha | 59.2 1000 ha | 76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 55 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 168 Dominica 57.35 1000 ha compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
- 170 Micronesia (Federated States of) 50.36 1000 ha compare
- 172 Martinique 49.97 1000 ha compare
- 173 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42.51 1000 ha compare
- 174 Jordan 40.84 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Israel?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Israel was 50 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 76 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Israel ranks 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.