Climate Change in West Bank and Gaza 15 indicators covering climate change for West Bank and Gaza. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.31 2024 up 155.3% 62nd Forest area, 1000 Hectares 10.14 2023 up 0.8% 195th Index of forest extent, Index 111.67 2023 up 0.8% 40th Land area, 1000 Hectares 602.5 2023 up 0.1% 169th Share of forest land, Percent 1.68 2023 up 0.7% 204th Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2022 unchanged 78th People affected by disaster, Number 3,500 2022 up 133.3% 123rd Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 0.7% 1st Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 49.22 2021 up 8.9% 104th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 7.2 2025 up 1,100.0% 26th Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 6.4 2025 up 156.0% 21st Lack of coping capacity 5.6 2025 up 43.6% 53rd Vulnerability 6.5 2025 up 3.2% 21st Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 3.11 2021 down 37.8% 14th