Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine
Palestine: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Palestine stood at 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Palestine peaked at 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Palestine 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Palestine, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, 12.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 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 | -36.9% | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -27.4% | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -26.7% | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 17 Thailand 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Burundi 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Ghana 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Grenada 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Samoa 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Palestine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Palestine?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Palestine was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Palestine rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Palestine ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.