Figs — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Figs — Area harvested was 51 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in Israel is 51 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Israel peaked at 1,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 51 ha, in 2024.
That places Israel 44th out of 68 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.
Figs — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 940 ha | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 820 ha | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 770 ha | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 690 ha | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 600 ha | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 450 ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 470 ha | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 450 ha | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 250 ha | -44.4% |
| 1978 | 173 ha | -30.8% |
| 1979 | 194 ha | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 212 ha | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 145 ha | -31.6% |
| 1982 | 150 ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85 ha | -43.3% |
| 1987 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 95 ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 94 ha | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 95 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 99 ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 80 ha | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 90 ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 92 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 78 ha | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 65 ha | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 59 ha | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 55 ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 61 ha | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 90 ha | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 142 ha | +57.8% |
| 2003 | 150 ha | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 170 ha | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 230 ha | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 229 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 300 ha | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 360 ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 730 ha | +102.8% |
| 2010 | 614 ha | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 641 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 158 ha | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 161 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 156 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 152 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 134 ha | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 131 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 131 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 133 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 127 ha | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 141 ha | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 141 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70 ha | -50.4% |
| 2024 | 51 ha | -27.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 51 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Israel's 51 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 651 ha, 8% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +102.8% | 360 ha | 730 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 724.44 ha | 500 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 408.7 ha | 173 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 131.2 ha | 85 ha | 212 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7 ha | 55 ha | 99 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 246.2 ha | 61 ha | 730 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.1 ha | 131 ha | 641 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 106 ha | 51 ha | 141 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 42 Chile 68 ha compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 68 ha compare
- 45 North Macedonia 49 ha compare
- 46 Bulgaria 40 ha compare
- 47 Cameroon 34 ha compare
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 figs — area harvested in Israel?
- Figs — area harvested in Israel was 51 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 ha in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for figs — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 44th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 Figs — 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.