Share global forest in Palestine
Palestine: Share global forest was 0.0003 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0003
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
190th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0003
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Palestine, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0003 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Palestine peaked at 0.0003 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1990.
That places Palestine 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0003 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0003 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 187 Singapore 0.0004 compare
- 188 Cook Islands 0.0004 compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 0.0003 compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0003 compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 0.0003 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0003 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Palestine?
- Share global forest in Palestine was 0.0003 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for share global forest?
- Palestine ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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