Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine
Palestine: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.12 ha per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine, 1994–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.12 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 50.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine peaked at 4.85 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.41 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Palestine 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 3.48 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2000 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2001 | 3.42 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.51 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 4.85 ha per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2019 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2020 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2022 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | +50.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.12 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.12 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 ha per square kilometre | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 4.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
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)
- 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Palestine was 2.12 ha per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Palestine ranks 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.