Dates — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Dates — Area harvested was 5,279 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — area harvested in Israel stood at 5,279 ha.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Israel peaked at 5,500 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70 ha, in 1961.
That places Israel 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 ha | — |
| 1962 | 80 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 100 ha | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 125 ha | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 125 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 150 ha | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 215 ha | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 240 ha | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 245 ha | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 285 ha | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 290 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 300 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 330 ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 380 ha | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 400 ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 510 ha | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 530 ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 660 ha | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 610 ha | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 710 ha | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 780 ha | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 910 ha | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 990 ha | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 1,050 ha | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1,195 ha | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 1,240 ha | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1,585 ha | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 1,300 ha | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 1,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1,290 ha | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,310 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,240 ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,258 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,301 ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2,070 ha | +59.1% |
| 2001 | 2,170 ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,362 ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 2,510 ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,600 ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,900 ha | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 3,200 ha | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 3,136 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3,700 ha | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 5,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 5,500 ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3,635 ha | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 3,632 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,927 ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4,012 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,164 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 4,314 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,733 ha | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 4,799 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,334 ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5,339 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,338 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,357 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,279 ha | -1.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 5,279 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,451 ha, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Israel's 5,279 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31,182 ha, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +59.1% | 1,301 ha | 2,070 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138.89 ha | 70 ha | 200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 288.5 ha | 200 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 715 ha | 400 ha | 1,050 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,307 ha | 1,195 ha | 1,585 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,845 ha | 2,070 ha | 3,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,372 ha | 3,632 ha | 5,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,329 ha | 5,279 ha | 5,357 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 dates — area harvested in Israel?
- Dates — area harvested in Israel was 5,279 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 ha in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for dates — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Dates — 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.