What is land area in Israel?

Land area in Israel was 21,640 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 21,640 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 21,640 sq. km in 1961.

How does Israel rank for land area?

Israel ranks 149th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Israel

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

Israel: Land area was 21,640 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

21,640 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

149th

of 216 countries

All-time high

21,640 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

21,640 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Israel, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Israel is 21,640 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Israel peaked at 21,640 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21,640 sq. km, in 1961.

Israel ranks 149th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	9
1970s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	10
1980s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	10
1990s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	10
2000s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	10
2010s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	10
2020s	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	21,640 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Israel

146 Rwanda 24,670 sq. km compare
147 Djibouti 23,180 sq. km compare
148 Belize 22,810 sq. km compare
150 El Salvador 20,720 sq. km compare
151 Slovenia 20,134 sq. km compare
152 New Caledonia 18,280 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 land area in Israel?: Land area in Israel was 21,640 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 21,640 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 21,640 sq. km in 1961.
How does Israel rank for land area?: Israel ranks 149th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.