Forest area in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Forest area was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Palestine, State of, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Palestine, State of is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1990.
That places Palestine, State of 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- 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 forest area in Palestine, State of?
- Forest area in Palestine, State of was 1.7% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for forest area?
- Palestine, State of ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.