FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0219 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine is 0.0219 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.1132 hectares per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Palestine 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1132 hectares per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.08 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0708 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0599 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0627 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0624 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0597 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0584 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0556 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0414 hectares per person | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 hectares per person | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0284 hectares per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.036 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0332 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0272 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.023 hectares per person | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0219 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1585 hectares per person, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0219 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0378 hectares per person, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -37.6% | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0854 hectares per person | 0.0599 hectares per person | 0.1132 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0571 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0654 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | 0.036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 hectares per person | 0.0219 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 184 Jordan 0.0251 hectares per person compare
- 185 Oman 0.0241 hectares per person compare
- 186 Montenegro 0.023 hectares per person compare
- 188 Brunei 0.0218 hectares per person compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 hectares per person compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 0.0207 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Palestine was 0.0219 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1132 hectares per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.