Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 68,741 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested in Israel is 68,741 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Israel peaked at 90,067 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 52,795 ha, in 1961.
That places Israel 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,795 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,305 ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 67,450 ha | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 68,951 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 70,554 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 75,025 ha | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 74,905 ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 74,900 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 76,050 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 72,300 ha | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 73,805 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 74,190 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 73,810 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 75,760 ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 72,480 ha | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 69,090 ha | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 67,370 ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 70,828 ha | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 69,109 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 71,505 ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 72,126 ha | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 72,535 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71,641 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 74,144 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 76,874 ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 76,731 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 76,880 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76,060 ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 77,595 ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 82,021 ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 84,222 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 84,950 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 90,067 ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 88,655 ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 86,644 ha | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 81,826 ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 82,481 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 85,242 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 81,442 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 84,544 ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 80,724 ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 84,072 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 81,847 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 74,074 ha | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 75,575 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 70,174 ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 72,977 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 70,232 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 71,491 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70,469 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 70,465 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71,510 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73,467 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73,631 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75,253 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 72,535 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 70,666 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 74,267 ha | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 73,671 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 75,340 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 78,576 ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 75,308 ha | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 73,616 ha | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 68,741 ha | -6.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 68,741 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 68,741 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,505 ha, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,437 ha | 52,795 ha | 76,050 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 71,874 ha | 67,370 ha | 75,760 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,609 ha | 71,505 ha | 77,595 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,755 ha | 81,442 ha | 90,067 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,571 ha | 70,174 ha | 84,544 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,593 ha | 70,465 ha | 75,253 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,316 ha | 68,741 ha | 78,576 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0465 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0045 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0633 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Israel?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Israel was 68,741 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 90,067 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,795 ha in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — 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.