Cereal yields in Palestine
Palestine: Cereal yields was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Palestine, 1994–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.52 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Palestine peaked at 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6492 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Palestine ranks 107th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Palestine, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1995 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +61.7% |
| 1996 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6492 tonnes per hectare | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +236.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -41.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +79.9% |
| 2003 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 2011 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.52 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.52 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +236.5% | 0.6492 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.6492 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
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 cereal yields in Palestine?
- Cereal yields in Palestine was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6492 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for cereal yields?
- Palestine ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.