Breakdown of habitable land area in Israel
Israel: Breakdown of habitable land area was 44,920 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Israel, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Israel stood at 44,920 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over five years.
Israel ranks 114th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Israel, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44,440 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 44,740 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44,870 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44,790 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44,920 hectares | +0.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 44,920 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 2.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Israel's 44,920 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Israel?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Israel was 44,920 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 44,920 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,440 hectares in 2015.
- How does Israel rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Israel ranks 114th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.