Dates — Production in Israel
Israel: Dates — Production was 80,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Production in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — production in Israel stood at 80,000 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — production in Israel peaked at 80,000 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 600 t, in 1961.
That places Israel 16th 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 — Production in Israel, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 t | — |
| 1962 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 900 t | +28.6% |
| 1964 | 1,100 t | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,550 t | +40.9% |
| 1967 | 1,800 t | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 1,900 t | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2,100 t | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 2,300 t | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 2,600 t | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 2,900 t | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 2,950 t | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3,400 t | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 3,500 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4,050 t | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 4,100 t | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 4,150 t | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 4,853 t | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 4,900 t | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,200 t | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 5,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 5,300 t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 5,400 t | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,200 t | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 9,200 t | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 8,700 t | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 12,200 t | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 12,350 t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 12,450 t | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 11,610 t | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 11,810 t | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12,811 t | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 14,200 t | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 10,840 t | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 9,760 t | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 8,200 t | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 10,900 t | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 11,732 t | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 11,700 t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16,830 t | +43.8% |
| 2003 | 13,430 t | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 14,475 t | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 15,975 t | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 17,668 t | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 17,377 t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18,078 t | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 23,231 t | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 30,618 t | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 37,008 t | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 38,800 t | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 39,300 t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 40,754 t | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 41,200 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 43,200 t | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 43,967 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44,580 t | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 43,412 t | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 48,984 t | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 55,368 t | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 67,000 t | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 75,500 t | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 80,000 t | +6.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 80,000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 91,106 t, 88% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Israel's 80,000 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 149,463 t, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,306 t | 600 t | 2,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,480 t | 2,300 t | 4,853 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,850 t | 4,900 t | 12,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,493 t | 8,200 t | 14,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,050 t | 11,700 t | 23,231 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,284 t | 30,618 t | 44,580 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,370 t | 48,984 t | 80,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 — production in Israel?
- Dates — production in Israel was 80,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — production recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest dates — production recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 t in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for dates — production?
- Israel ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — production rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. 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 — Production. 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.