Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 262 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Israel stood at 262 ha.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Israel peaked at 1,205 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 194 ha, in 2022.
Israel ranks 94th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 945 ha | — |
| 1962 | 970 ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 900 ha | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 955 ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 890 ha | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 945 ha | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 970 ha | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 930 ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 960 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,205 ha | +25.5% |
| 1972 | 1,175 ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 690 ha | -41.3% |
| 1974 | 940 ha | +36.2% |
| 1975 | 750 ha | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 790 ha | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 520 ha | -34.2% |
| 1978 | 570 ha | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 630 ha | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 840 ha | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 550 ha | -34.5% |
| 1982 | 580 ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 540 ha | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 490 ha | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 680 ha | +38.8% |
| 1986 | 670 ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 660 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 730 ha | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 660 ha | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 700 ha | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 910 ha | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 920 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 830 ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 980 ha | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 730 ha | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 800 ha | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 700 ha | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 670 ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 730 ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 770 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 820 ha | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 720 ha | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 750 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 760 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 250 ha | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 257 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 255 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 259 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 280 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 300 ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 500 ha | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 230 ha | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 244 ha | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 270 ha | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 287 ha | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 610 ha | +112.5% |
| 2020 | 418 ha | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 225 ha | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 194 ha | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 235 ha | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 262 ha | +11.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 262 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806 ha, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Israel's 262 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 ha, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +112.5% | 287 ha | 610 ha |
| 2005 | -67.1% | 760 ha | 250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 945 ha | 890 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 823 ha | 520 ha | 1,205 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 640 ha | 490 ha | 840 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 797 ha | 670 ha | 980 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 512.1 ha | 250 ha | 820 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 354.1 ha | 230 ha | 610 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.8 ha | 194 ha | 418 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Israel?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Israel was 262 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,205 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 194 ha in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 94th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.