Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0011 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine stood at 0.0011 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.003 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 207th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.003 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0011 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0011 sq. km per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.009 sq. km per person, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 204 Mauritius 0.0016 sq. km per person compare
- 205 Barbados 0.0015 sq. km per person compare
- 206 Channel Islands 0.0012 sq. km per person compare
- 208 Bangladesh 0.0009 sq. km per person compare
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0008 sq. km per person compare
- 210 Maldives 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.52 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.52 (2024)
- Rural population 12.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palestine was 0.0011 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Palestine ranks 207th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.