Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Israel
Israel: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 33.33 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Israel is 33.33 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Israel peaked at 50 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.33 %, in 2025.
That places Israel 209th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 46.43 % | 43.14 % | 50 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.65 % | 42.48 % | 42.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.85 % | 40.83 % | 46.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.26 % | 33.33 % | 39.29 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 — share in forest land in Israel?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Israel was 33.33 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.33 % in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Israel ranks 209th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.