Agricultural land use, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.0757 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0757 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.2533 hectares per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0757 hectares per person, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 175th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2533 hectares per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2412 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2297 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2197 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1973 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1919 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1731 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1693 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1571 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1602 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1551 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1524 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1475 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1439 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1407 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1369 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1337 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1306 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1165 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.099 hectares per person | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0997 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1007 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1017 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1008 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0908 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0849 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0776 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0757 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2014 hectares per person | 0.1571 hectares per person | 0.2533 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1165 hectares per person | 0.1602 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0983 hectares per person | 0.0908 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0794 hectares per person | 0.0757 hectares per person | 0.0849 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 172 Guam 0.0961 hectares per person compare
- 173 Cyprus 0.0959 hectares per person compare
- 174 Jordan 0.0895 hectares per person compare
- 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0691 hectares per person compare
- 177 Mauritius 0.0688 hectares per person compare
- 178 Grenada 0.0683 hectares per person compare
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 land use, per capita in Palestine?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Palestine was 0.0757 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2533 hectares per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 175th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.