Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 7.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 7.0% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of peaked at 18.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2021.
Palestine, State of ranks 119th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.6% | — |
| 1962 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 9.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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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 share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Palestine, State of was 7.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Palestine, State of ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.