Oranges — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Oranges — Area harvested was 4,136 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Israel stood at 4,136 ha.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Israel peaked at 32,000 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3,790 ha, in 2020.
Israel ranks 56th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 32,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 27,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 26,600 ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 25,150 ha | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 24,200 ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 23,250 ha | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 22,430 ha | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 22,850 ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 23,450 ha | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 21,300 ha | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 21,900 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 21,600 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 20,470 ha | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 19,630 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 18,830 ha | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 18,470 ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 17,454 ha | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 15,988 ha | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 14,953 ha | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 13,165 ha | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 11,927 ha | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 9,670 ha | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 9,203 ha | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 9,120 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 9,261 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8,689 ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 7,753 ha | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 5,650 ha | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 5,662 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,527 ha | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,531 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,240 ha | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 5,030 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5,540 ha | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 5,120 ha | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 5,140 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,700 ha | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 4,540 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4,640 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,342 ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4,220 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,217 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,260 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,260 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,851 ha | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 4,020 ha | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 3,790 ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4,277 ha | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 4,143 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,860 ha | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 4,136 ha | +7.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 4,136 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 51 ha, 81.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 4,136 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,968 ha, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +50.0% | 20,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,667 ha | 20,000 ha | 32,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,420 ha | 23,250 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,093 ha | 18,470 ha | 23,450 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,943 ha | 8,689 ha | 17,454 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,619 ha | 5,030 ha | 7,753 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,405 ha | 4,020 ha | 4,851 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,041 ha | 3,790 ha | 4,277 ha | 5 |
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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 oranges — area harvested in Israel?
- Oranges — area harvested in Israel was 4,136 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 32,000 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,790 ha in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 56th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Oranges — 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.