Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Palestine

Arable land in Palestine in 2023 — 41,900 ha. Ranked 161 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 58.1%.

2023 41,900 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 161of 206
Period maximum 111,000 ha1989
Period minimum 41,900 ha2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Palestine, 1961–202340,00060,00080,000100,000120,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 100,000 ha1963: 100,000 ha1965: 100,000 ha1967: 101,000 ha1969: 101,000 ha1971: 102,000 ha1973: 102,000 ha1975: 103,000 ha1977: 103,000 ha1979: 104,000 ha1981: 108,000 ha1983: 108,000 ha1985: 107,000 ha1987: 109,000 ha1989: 111,000 ha1991: 106,000 ha1993: 104,000 ha1995: 82,933 ha1997: 76,533 ha1999: 55,600 ha2001: 70,909 ha2003: 72,497 ha2005: 75,416 ha2007: 73,829 ha2009: 66,800 ha2011: 44,236 ha2013: 61,609 ha2015: 57,302 ha2017: 58,355 ha2019: 50,227 ha2021: 41,900 ha2023: 41,900 ha
Change over the period: −58,100 (−58.1%) Average annual rate: -1.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 41,900 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
Arable land — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 41,900 +0 +0%
2022 41,900 +0 +0%
2021 41,900 −4,264 −9.24%
2020 46,164 −4,064 −8.09%
2019 50,227 −4,064 −7.48%
2018 54,291 −4,064 −6.96%
2017 58,355 −64 −0.11%
2016 58,418 +1,116 +1.95%
2015 57,302 −2,154 −3.62%
2014 59,456 −2,154 −3.5%
2013 61,609 +13,786 +28.83%
2012 47,823 +3,586 +8.11%
2011 44,236 +536 +1.23%
2010 43,700 −23,100 −34.58%
2009 66,800 −8,156 −10.88%
2008 74,956 +1,128 +1.53%
2007 73,829 −1,911 −2.52%
2006 75,740 +324 +0.43%
2005 75,416 +1,518 +2.05%
2004 73,898 +1,401 +1.93%
2003 72,497 −1,286 −1.74%
2002 73,783 +2,874 +4.05%
2001 70,909 −304 −0.43%
2000 71,213 +15,613 +28.08%
1999 55,600 −22,498 −28.81%
1998 78,098 +1,564 +2.04%
1997 76,533 −1,447 −1.86%
1996 77,981 −4,952 −5.97%
1995 82,933 +9,103 +12.33%
1994 73,830 −30,170 −29.01%
1993 104,000 +0 +0%
1992 104,000 −2,000 −1.89%
1991 106,000 −3,000 −2.75%
1990 109,000 −2,000 −1.8%
1989 111,000 +1,000 +0.91%
1988 110,000 +1,000 +0.92%
1987 109,000 +1,000 +0.93%
1986 108,000 +1,000 +0.93%
1985 107,000 −1,000 −0.93%
1984 108,000 +0 +0%
1983 108,000 +0 +0%
1982 108,000 +0 +0%
1981 108,000 +4,000 +3.85%
1980 104,000 +0 +0%
1979 104,000 +0 +0%
1978 104,000 +1,000 +0.97%
1977 103,000 +0 +0%
1976 103,000 +0 +0%
1975 103,000 +0 +0%
1974 103,000 +1,000 +0.98%
1973 102,000 +0 +0%
1972 102,000 +0 +0%
1971 102,000 +0 +0%
1970 102,000 +1,000 +0.99%
1969 101,000 +0 +0%
1968 101,000 +0 +0%
1967 101,000 +0 +0%
1966 101,000 +1,000 +1%
1965 100,000 +0 +0%
1964 100,000 +0 +0%
1963 100,000 +0 +0%
1962 100,000 +0 +0%
1961 100,000

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.