Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Israel
Israel: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 31.58 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Israel is 31.58 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Israel peaked at 31.58 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6 %, in 1973.
Israel ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.57 % | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 21.84 % | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 21.71 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 22.18 % | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 21.71 % | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 21.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 21.88 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 22.18 % | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 22.1 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 22.01 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.6 % | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 21.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 21.85 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.26 % | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 22.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 22.51 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 22.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 22.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.3 % | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 26.4 % | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 25.71 % | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 26.96 % | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 26.08 % | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 25.82 % | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 25.69 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 25.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 25.56 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 25.09 % | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.13 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.04 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.31 % | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 25.71 % | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 25.58 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.44 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 25.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 25.09 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 24.06 % | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 23.09 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.77 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 25.9 % | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 26.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.73 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.44 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.88 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 26.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 26.48 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.08 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.61 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.91 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.04 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.22 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.99 % | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 25 % | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 24.64 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.06 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.45 % | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 30.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.68 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 30.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.58 % | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.01 % | 21.71 % | 22.57 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.07 % | 21.6 % | 22.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.94 % | 22.22 % | 26.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.32 % | 25.04 % | 25.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.48 % | 23.09 % | 26.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3 % | 24.64 % | 28.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.74 % | 30.43 % | 31.58 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 15.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.31 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -14.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Israel?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Israel was 31.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 31.58 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 % in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Israel ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural 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.