Land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.1166 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine is 0.1166 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.3043 hectares per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1166 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Palestine 204th out of 215 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.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3043 hectares per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.291 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2782 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2661 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2544 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2224 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2168 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2113 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.206 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2008 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1957 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1908 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.186 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1813 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1767 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1723 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1676 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1632 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.159 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.155 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1513 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1442 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.141 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1378 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1318 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1285 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1253 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1224 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.1166 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.24 hectares per person, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.1166 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8691 hectares per person, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.252 hectares per person | 0.2113 hectares per person | 0.3043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.184 hectares per person | 0.1632 hectares per person | 0.206 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1431 hectares per person | 0.1285 hectares per person | 0.159 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.121 hectares per person | 0.1166 hectares per person | 0.1253 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 201 Aruba 0.1677 hectares per person compare
- 202 Mauritius 0.1599 hectares per person compare
- 203 Barbados 0.1523 hectares per person compare
- 205 Bermuda 0.0835 hectares per person compare
- 206 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0795 hectares per person compare
- 207 Bangladesh 0.0758 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Palestine was 0.1166 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3043 hectares per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1166 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.