Temporary crops — Area in Israel
Israel: Temporary crops — Area was 167.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Israel recorded 167.4 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Israel peaked at 297 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 167.4 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Israel 153rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Israel, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 258 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 259 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 244 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 221 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 221 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 213 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 215.8 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 209.7 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 214.3 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 203.6 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 205.7 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 204.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 195.8 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 210.5 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 207.2 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 205 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 297 1000 ha | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 293.5 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 288 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 185.4 1000 ha | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 182.5 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 178.5 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 181.4 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 167.4 1000 ha | -7.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 167.4 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Israel's 167.4 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — Area in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +44.9% | 205 1000 ha | 297 1000 ha |
| 2020 | -35.6% | 288 1000 ha | 185.4 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228.42 1000 ha | 209.7 1000 ha | 259 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 231.11 1000 ha | 195.8 1000 ha | 297 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.04 1000 ha | 167.4 1000 ha | 185.4 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Israel?
- Temporary crops — area in Israel was 167.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 297 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.4 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for temporary crops — area?
- Israel ranks 153rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. 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.