Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.004 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine is 0.004 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.0148 hectares per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 hectares per person, in 2021.
Palestine ranks 152nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0123 hectares per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0148 hectares per person | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0123 hectares per person | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 hectares per person | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.011 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.01 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.009 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 hectares per person | -57.5% |
| 2011 | 0.004 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 hectares per person | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 hectares per person | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 0.005 hectares per person | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -47.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 hectares per person | +51.1% |
| 2023 | 0.004 hectares per person | +6.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.004 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.004 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0117 hectares per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0118 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0148 hectares per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 hectares per person | 0.009 hectares per person | 0.011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Palestine was 0.004 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 hectares per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Palestine ranks 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.