What is forest area in Israel?

Forest area in Israel was 1,400 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 1,650 sq. km in 2015.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 1,320 sq. km in 1990.

How does Israel rank for forest area?

Israel ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Israel

Name: Forest area in Israel
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Israel: Forest area was 1,400 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1,400 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

160th

of 214 countries

All-time high

1,650 sq. km

in 2015

All-time low

1,320 sq. km

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Israel, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area in Israel stood at 1,400 sq. km.

That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Israel peaked at 1,650 sq. km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,320 sq. km, in 1990.

Israel ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1,414 sq. km	1,320 sq. km	1,509 sq. km	10
2000s	1,534 sq. km	1,530 sq. km	1,539 sq. km	10
2010s	1,517 sq. km	1,400 sq. km	1,650 sq. km	10
2020s	1,400 sq. km	1,400 sq. km	1,400 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Israel

157 Samoa 1,602 sq. km compare
158 French Polynesia 1,495 sq. km compare
159 Lebanon 1,451 sq. km compare
161 Jordan 975 sq. km compare
162 Luxembourg 887 sq. km compare
163 Micronesia (country) 645.1 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Israel?: Forest area in Israel was 1,400 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 1,650 sq. km in 2015.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 1,320 sq. km in 1990.
How does Israel rank for forest area?: Israel ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.