Arable land in Israel
Israel: Arable land was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.0276 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Israel peaked at 0.1455 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0276 hectares per person, in 2023.
Israel ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.1116 hectares per person | 0.1455 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0974 hectares per person | 0.0858 hectares per person | 0.1093 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.0748 hectares per person | 0.0838 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0631 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0736 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0537 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0444 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0287 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | 0.0299 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 162 South Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
- 164 Egypt 0.0271 hectares per person compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 0.0257 hectares per person compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 232,343 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Israel?
- Arable land in Israel was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1455 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for arable land?
- Israel ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.