Forest area in Palestine
Palestine: Forest area was 101.4 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Palestine is 101.4 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Palestine peaked at 101.4 sq. km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.8 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Palestine 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8 sq. km | 90.8 sq. km | 90.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.72 sq. km | 90.8 sq. km | 98.63 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.83 sq. km | 99.5 sq. km | 101.4 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4 sq. km | 101.4 sq. km | 101.4 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 183 Cayman Islands 125.93 sq. km compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110 sq. km compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 105.2 sq. km compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 94 sq. km compare
- 188 Tonga 89.5 sq. km compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 79.26 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 12.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 683,093 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 884.20 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 20,698 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,465 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 51,014 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Palestine?
- Forest area in Palestine was 101.4 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4 sq. km in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for forest area?
- Palestine ranks 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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
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.