Surface area (sq. km) in Palestine
Palestine: Surface area (sq. km) was 6,025 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6,025 sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 216 countries
All-time high
6,025 sq. km
in 2021
All-time low
6,020 sq. km
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area in Palestine, 1961–2024
Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area in Palestine is 6,025 sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Palestine peaked at 6,025 sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,020 sq. km, in 1961.
Palestine ranks 167th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Surface area (sq. km) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,020 sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,020 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,025 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,025 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,025 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,025 sq. km | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6,025 sq. km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6,025 sq. km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 185,180 sq. km, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,024 sq. km | 6,020 sq. km | 6,025 sq. km | 5 |
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.52 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.52 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Palestine?
- Surface area in Palestine was 6,025 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6,025 sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,020 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Palestine rank for surface area?
- Palestine ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.