Barley — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Barley — Area harvested was 6,893 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Israel stood at 6,893 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Israel peaked at 73,145 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2,031 ha, in 2000.
That places Israel 83rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69,730 ha | — |
| 1962 | 65,075 ha | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 65,175 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 73,145 ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 52,105 ha | -28.8% |
| 1966 | 48,900 ha | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 43,340 ha | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 38,505 ha | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 25,290 ha | -34.3% |
| 1970 | 17,440 ha | -31.0% |
| 1971 | 15,805 ha | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 22,065 ha | +39.6% |
| 1973 | 21,250 ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 27,830 ha | +31.0% |
| 1975 | 27,820 ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 26,560 ha | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 28,360 ha | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 33,610 ha | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 32,250 ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 26,700 ha | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 22,200 ha | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 25,040 ha | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 21,330 ha | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 13,930 ha | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 18,610 ha | +33.6% |
| 1986 | 17,680 ha | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 15,130 ha | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 13,960 ha | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 14,320 ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 14,681 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 13,207 ha | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 10,519 ha | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 12,474 ha | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 12,068 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11,428 ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 6,390 ha | -44.1% |
| 1997 | 6,640 ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 7,611 ha | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 2,153 ha | -71.7% |
| 2000 | 2,031 ha | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 8,820 ha | +334.3% |
| 2002 | 8,360 ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 7,790 ha | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 7,380 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 7,380 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,610 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 7,600 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,360 ha | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 6,360 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,300 ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5,260 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,510 ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 6,077 ha | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 6,570 ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 6,150 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 5,250 ha | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 4,090 ha | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 4,740 ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 7,030 ha | +48.3% |
| 2021 | 6,000 ha | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 6,403 ha | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 7,877 ha | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 6,893 ha | -12.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 6,893 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Israel's 6,893 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 28% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +334.3% | 2,031 ha | 8,820 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,474 ha | 25,290 ha | 73,145 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,299 ha | 15,805 ha | 33,610 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,890 ha | 13,930 ha | 26,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,717 ha | 2,153 ha | 14,681 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,969 ha | 2,031 ha | 8,820 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,425 ha | 4,090 ha | 6,570 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,841 ha | 6,000 ha | 7,877 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Israel?
- Barley — area harvested in Israel was 6,893 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 73,145 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,031 ha in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for barley — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.