Wheat yields in Israel
Israel: Wheat yields was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.68 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 41.1%
World rank
97th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
0.4564 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat yields in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Israel stood at 1.68 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Israel peaked at 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4564 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Israel ranks 97th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +116.8% |
| 1965 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -36.8% |
| 1967 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +79.7% |
| 1968 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1969 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1970 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +51.8% |
| 1972 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +57.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +66.6% |
| 1981 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +99.0% |
| 1984 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -53.9% |
| 1985 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +68.3% |
| 1988 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 1992 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -51.6% |
| 1995 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +130.8% |
| 1996 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -38.5% |
| 1998 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4564 tonnes per hectare | -74.8% |
| 2000 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +221.1% |
| 2001 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 2002 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +80.2% |
| 2010 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -58.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +54.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +169.8% |
| 2023 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -41.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.68 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.68 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +221.1% | 0.4564 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.4564 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 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 wheat yields in Israel?
- Wheat yields in Israel was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4564 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Israel rank for wheat yields?
- Israel ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.