Iran vs Israel: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Iran
2.4%
in 2023
Israel
3.2%
in 2023
Iran rank
49th
Israel rank
47th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Iran
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3.2% against 2.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Israel ahead.
Iran ranks 49th and Israel ranks 47th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Israel |
| 1980s | -0.4% | 5.3% | 5.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% | Iran |
| 2000s | -12.6% | -6.6% | 6.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | -14.8% | 5.7% | 20.5% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 4.1% | 2.4% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Iran or Israel?
- Israel, at 3.2% against 2.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Iran and Israel?
- 0.8%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Israel?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Israel rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Iran ranks 49th and Israel ranks 47th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.