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

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 105 Angola 0.2966 compare
  2. 106 Peru 0.2962 compare
  3. 107 Jordan 0.2937 compare
  4. 109 Philippines 0.2893 compare
  5. 110 Mauritania 0.2863 compare
  6. 111 Bahamas 0.2849 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).