Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 18,348 hectares in 2022. ▼ Falling
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of, 1994–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 18,348 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2022.
The figure is up 49.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of peaked at 38,712 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,268 hectares, in 2021.
That places Palestine, State of 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29,065 hectares | — |
| 1995 | 36,554 hectares | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 31,740 hectares | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 31,680 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 33,760 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 21,513 hectares | -36.3% |
| 2000 | 31,054 hectares | +44.3% |
| 2001 | 31,467 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33,718 hectares | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 33,143 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 32,330 hectares | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 32,652 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32,351 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31,635 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 33,969 hectares | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 33,277 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14,499 hectares | -56.4% |
| 2011 | 15,596 hectares | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 18,358 hectares | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 27,057 hectares | +47.4% |
| 2014 | 27,077 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23,759 hectares | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 23,571 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 25,255 hectares | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 38,712 hectares | +53.3% |
| 2019 | 23,330 hectares | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 22,790 hectares | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12,268 hectares | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 18,348 hectares | +49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,719 hectares | 21,513 hectares | 36,554 hectares | 6 |
| 2000s | 32,560 hectares | 31,054 hectares | 33,969 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,721 hectares | 14,499 hectares | 38,712 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,802 hectares | 12,268 hectares | 22,790 hectares | 3 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Palestine, State of was 18,348 hectares in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 38,712 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,268 hectares in 2021.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Palestine, State of ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.