Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Israel

Israel: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 66.67 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
66.67 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
66.67 %
in 2025
All-time low
50 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Israel, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 50 %1991: 50.9 %1992: 51.7 %1993: 52.5 %1994: 53.3 %1995: 54 %1996: 54.8 %1997: 55.5 %1998: 56.2 %1999: 56.9 %2000: 57.5 %2001: 57.5 %2002: 57.4 %2003: 57.4 %2004: 57.4 %2005: 57.3 %2006: 57.3 %2007: 57.2 %2008: 57.2 %2009: 57.2 %2010: 57.1 %2011: 56.5 %2012: 55.8 %2013: 55.2 %2014: 54.5 %2015: 53.9 %2016: 55.1 %2017: 56.4 %2018: 57.7 %2019: 59.2 %2020: 60.7 %2021: 62 %2022: 63.2 %2023: 64.4 %2024: 65.5 %2025: 66.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Israel is 66.67 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Israel peaked at 66.67 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 1990.

Israel ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.57 % 50 % 56.86 % 10
2000s 57.35 % 57.18 % 57.52 % 10
2010s 56.15 % 53.94 % 59.17 % 10
2020s 63.74 % 60.71 % 66.67 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Israel?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Israel was 66.67 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 1990.
How does Israel rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Israel ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.