Surface area in Palestine
Palestine: Surface area was 6,025 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Palestine, 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 sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area in Palestine is 6,025 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Palestine peaked at 6,025 sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,020 sq. km, in 1961.
Palestine ranks 167th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,024 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,025 sq. km | 4 |
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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 surface area in Palestine?
- Surface area in Palestine was 6,025 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6,025 sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,020 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Palestine rank for surface area?
- Palestine ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.