Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 79.77 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.77 1000 ha
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
72nd
of 223 countries
All-time high
93.45 1000 ha
in 2011
All-time low
54.67 1000 ha
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Palestine, State of, 2001–2024

0204060801002001201220242001: 75.1 1000 ha2002: 68.3 1000 ha2003: 57.7 1000 ha2004: 56.7 1000 ha2005: 54.7 1000 ha2006: 68.3 1000 ha2007: 70.1 1000 ha2008: 76.8 1000 ha2009: 86.9 1000 ha2010: 88.1 1000 ha2011: 93.5 1000 ha2012: 92.8 1000 ha2013: 88.2 1000 ha2014: 85.5 1000 ha2015: 75.7 1000 ha2016: 70.5 1000 ha2017: 71.5 1000 ha2018: 73.4 1000 ha2019: 72.2 1000 ha2020: 70.6 1000 ha2021: 71.8 1000 ha2022: 74.3 1000 ha2023: 76.7 1000 ha2024: 79.8 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 79.77 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Palestine, State of peaked at 93.45 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.67 1000 ha, in 2005.

That places Palestine, State of 72nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Palestine, State of, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 75.11 1000 ha
2002 68.31 1000 ha -9.1%
2003 57.74 1000 ha -15.5%
2004 56.73 1000 ha -1.7%
2005 54.67 1000 ha -3.6%
2006 68.31 1000 ha +24.9%
2007 70.14 1000 ha +2.7%
2008 76.79 1000 ha +9.5%
2009 86.91 1000 ha +13.2%
2010 88.09 1000 ha +1.4%
2011 93.45 1000 ha +6.1%
2012 92.85 1000 ha -0.6%
2013 88.16 1000 ha -5.1%
2014 85.45 1000 ha -3.1%
2015 75.74 1000 ha -11.4%
2016 70.52 1000 ha -6.9%
2017 71.53 1000 ha +1.4%
2018 73.44 1000 ha +2.7%
2019 72.2 1000 ha -1.7%
2020 70.59 1000 ha -2.2%
2021 71.85 1000 ha +1.8%
2022 74.26 1000 ha +3.4%
2023 76.72 1000 ha +3.3%
2024 79.77 1000 ha +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.3 1000 ha 54.67 1000 ha 86.91 1000 ha 9
2010s 81.14 1000 ha 70.52 1000 ha 93.45 1000 ha 10
2020s 74.64 1000 ha 70.59 1000 ha 79.77 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 69 Myanmar 93.87 1000 ha compare
  2. 70 Nigeria 84.09 1000 ha compare
  3. 71 Azerbaijan 83.56 1000 ha compare
  4. 73 Bangladesh 68.69 1000 ha compare
  5. 74 Senegal 65.36 1000 ha compare
  6. 75 Colombia 46.2 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Palestine, State of?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Palestine, State of was 79.77 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 93.45 1000 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 54.67 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Palestine, State of rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
Palestine, State of ranks 72nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.