Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel
Israel: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2907 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2907
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
108th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2682
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel stood at 0.2907.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2682, in 2022.
Israel ranks 108th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9279 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.879 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7293 | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6969 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7203 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6106 | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5814 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5606 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5591 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.491 | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4465 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4625 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4524 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4296 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4181 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4071 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.394 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3885 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3567 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3349 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3794 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3648 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4047 | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3752 | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4262 | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4074 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3473 | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4505 | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4224 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4308 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.441 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3684 | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3567 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3714 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3506 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.369 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3825 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3929 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3699 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3735 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3074 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.313 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3098 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3098 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3289 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3114 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3076 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3043 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2899 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2793 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.296 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3078 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3015 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4031 | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4211 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3986 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2989 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2921 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2682 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2907 | +8.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.2907 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.2907 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7451 | 0.5606 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4516 | 0.4 | 0.5591 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3832 | 0.3349 | 0.4262 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3908 | 0.3473 | 0.4505 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3399 | 0.3074 | 0.3929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3309 | 0.2793 | 0.4211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2875 | 0.2682 | 0.2989 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Israel was 0.2907 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2682 in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Israel ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).