Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Israel

Arable land in Israel in 2023 — 271,400 ha. Ranked 137 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.7%.

2023 271,400 ha +1.08% vs 2022
World rank 137of 206
Period maximum 387,000 ha2017
Period minimum 268,500 ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Israel, 1961–2023250,000300,000350,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 318,000 ha1963: 320,000 ha1965: 312,000 ha1967: 323,000 ha1969: 321,000 ha1971: 326,000 ha1973: 334,000 ha1975: 336,000 ha1977: 325,000 ha1979: 325,000 ha1981: 325,000 ha1983: 315,000 ha1985: 327,000 ha1987: 339,000 ha1989: 338,000 ha1991: 347,000 ha1993: 347,000 ha1995: 345,000 ha1997: 336,000 ha1999: 333,000 ha2001: 342,000 ha2003: 334,000 ha2005: 311,000 ha2007: 305,800 ha2009: 304,300 ha2011: 295,700 ha2013: 285,800 ha2015: 297,200 ha2017: 387,000 ha2019: 378,000 ha2021: 272,500 ha2023: 271,400 ha
Change over the period: −46,600 (−14.65%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 271,400 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 271,400 +2,900 +1.08%
2022 268,500 −4,000 −1.47%
2021 272,500 −2,900 −1.05%
2020 275,400 −102,600 −27.14%
2019 378,000 −5,500 −1.43%
2018 383,500 −3,500 −0.9%
2017 387,000 +92,000 +31.19%
2016 295,000 −2,200 −0.74%
2015 297,200 −3,300 −1.1%
2014 300,500 +14,700 +5.14%
2013 285,800 −9,000 −3.05%
2012 294,800 −900 −0.3%
2011 295,700 +2,100 +0.72%
2010 293,600 −10,700 −3.52%
2009 304,300 +4,600 +1.53%
2008 299,700 −6,100 −1.99%
2007 305,800 +2,800 +0.92%
2006 303,000 −8,000 −2.57%
2005 311,000 +0 +0%
2004 311,000 −23,000 −6.89%
2003 334,000 −15,000 −4.3%
2002 349,000 +7,000 +2.05%
2001 342,000 +4,000 +1.18%
2000 338,000 +5,000 +1.5%
1999 333,000 −2,000 −0.6%
1998 335,000 −1,000 −0.3%
1997 336,000 +0 +0%
1996 336,000 −9,000 −2.61%
1995 345,000 −4,000 −1.15%
1994 349,000 +2,000 +0.58%
1993 347,000 +0 +0%
1992 347,000 +0 +0%
1991 347,000 +4,000 +1.17%
1990 343,000 +5,000 +1.48%
1989 338,000 −1,000 −0.29%
1988 339,000 +0 +0%
1987 339,000 +1,000 +0.3%
1986 338,000 +11,000 +3.36%
1985 327,000 −1,000 −0.3%
1984 328,000 +13,000 +4.13%
1983 315,000 −10,000 −3.08%
1982 325,000 +0 +0%
1981 325,000 +0 +0%
1980 325,000 +0 +0%
1979 325,000 +0 +0%
1978 325,000 +0 +0%
1977 325,000 +0 +0%
1976 325,000 −11,000 −3.27%
1975 336,000 −3,000 −0.88%
1974 339,000 +5,000 +1.5%
1973 334,000 +9,000 +2.77%
1972 325,000 −1,000 −0.31%
1971 326,000 +1,000 +0.31%
1970 325,000 +4,000 +1.25%
1969 321,000 −1,000 −0.31%
1968 322,000 −1,000 −0.31%
1967 323,000 +1,000 +0.31%
1966 322,000 +10,000 +3.21%
1965 312,000 −10,000 −3.11%
1964 322,000 +2,000 +0.63%
1963 320,000 +11,000 +3.56%
1962 309,000 −9,000 −2.83%
1961 318,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.