Change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine
Palestine: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine, 1994–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.52 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine peaked at 2.92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6492, in 1999.
That places Palestine 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.11 | — |
| 1995 | 1.8 | +61.7% |
| 1996 | 1.62 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.35 | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 1.56 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6492 | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | +236.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | -41.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +79.9% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.93 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.09 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | +53.3% |
| 2011 | 1.58 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 2.18 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.45 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.28 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.17 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.92 | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | -13.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.52 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.52 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 2.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 | 0.6492 | 1.8 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.21 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 1.58 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.22 | 2.92 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.52 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.52 (2024)
- Rural population 12.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Palestine was 2.52 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6492 in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Palestine ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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