Yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Yields of important staple crops was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.57 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
81st
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.7779 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
29
1994–2022
Yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of, 1994–2022
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 2022, yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of stood at 2.57 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of peaked at 3.06 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7779 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Palestine, State of ranks 81st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1995 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +71.1% |
| 1996 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | -55.4% |
| 2000 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +217.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -50.8% |
| 2002 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +99.6% |
| 2003 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 78 Australia 2.61 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Iraq 2.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 82 Taiwan, China 2.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Madagascar 2.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Ecuador 2.4 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of?
- Yields of important staple crops in Palestine, State of was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 2022, 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 yields of important staple crops recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7779 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Palestine, State of ranks 81st out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.