Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Palestine

Forest cover in Palestine in 2023 — 1.68%. Ranked 189 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.17 pp.

2023 1.68% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 189of 213
Period maximum 1.68%2015
Period minimum 1.51%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Palestine, 1990–20231.51.551.61.651.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.51%1991: 1.51%1992: 1.51%1993: 1.51%1994: 1.51%1995: 1.51%1996: 1.51%1997: 1.51%1998: 1.51%1999: 1.51%2000: 1.51%2001: 1.52%2002: 1.54%2003: 1.55%2004: 1.57%2005: 1.58%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.61%2008: 1.62%2009: 1.64%2010: 1.65%2011: 1.66%2012: 1.67%2013: 1.67%2014: 1.68%2015: 1.68%2016: 1.68%2017: 1.68%2018: 1.68%2019: 1.68%2020: 1.68%2021: 1.68%2022: 1.68%2023: 1.68%
Change over the period: +0.17 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 1.68%
World 31.1%
Western Asia computed 6.42%
Forest cover — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.68 +0 pp
2022 1.68 +0 pp
2021 1.68 −0 pp
2020 1.68 +0 pp
2019 1.68 +0 pp
2018 1.68 +0 pp
2017 1.68 +0 pp
2016 1.68 +0 pp
2015 1.68 +0.01 pp
2014 1.68 +0.01 pp
2013 1.67 +0.01 pp
2012 1.67 +0.01 pp
2011 1.66 +0.01 pp
2010 1.65 +0.01 pp
2009 1.64 +0.01 pp
2008 1.62 +0.01 pp
2007 1.61 +0.01 pp
2006 1.6 +0.01 pp
2005 1.58 +0.01 pp
2004 1.57 +0.01 pp
2003 1.55 +0.01 pp
2002 1.54 +0.01 pp
2001 1.52 +0.01 pp
2000 1.51 +0 pp
1999 1.51 +0 pp
1998 1.51 +0 pp
1997 1.51 +0 pp
1996 1.51 +0 pp
1995 1.51 +0 pp
1994 1.51 +0 pp
1993 1.51 +0 pp
1992 1.51 +0 pp
1991 1.51 +0 pp
1990 1.51

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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