Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2022. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of, 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, State of recorded 2.52 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of peaked at 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6492 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Palestine, State of 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 and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of, 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% |
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 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Palestine, State of 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6492 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Palestine, State of ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.