Agricultural irrigated land in Palestine
Palestine: Agricultural irrigated land was 3.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Palestine, 2001–2013
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 3.7% for agricultural irrigated land in 2013.
That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Palestine peaked at 5.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2005.
Palestine ranks 48th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -36.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 3.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Palestine?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Palestine was 3.7% in 2013, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Palestine ranks 48th out of 84 countries with data for 2013.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.