Israel - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Israel was 6,233 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,233 in 2018 and a minimum value of 5,045 in 2010.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 5,110
1962 5,050
1963 5,220
1964 5,250
1965 5,140
1966 5,250
1967 5,250
1968 5,210
1969 5,230
1970 5,250
1971 5,270
1972 5,270
1973 5,370
1974 5,450
1975 5,400
1976 5,300
1977 5,310
1978 5,330
1979 5,330
1980 5,330
1981 5,380
1982 5,400
1983 5,530
1984 5,640
1985 5,750
1986 5,790
1987 5,770
1988 5,760
1989 5,750
1990 5,790
1991 5,780
1992 5,770
1993 5,770
1994 5,790
1995 5,730
1996 5,640
1997 5,630
1998 5,620
1999 5,590
2000 5,660
2001 5,610
2002 5,630
2003 5,510
2004 5,135
2005 5,145
2006 5,088
2007 5,181
2008 5,156
2009 5,226
2010 5,045
2011 5,170
2012 5,262
2013 5,203
2014 5,377
2015 5,339
2016 5,320
2017 6,230
2018 6,233

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Israel was 28.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 28.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 23.31 in 2010.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 23.61
1962 23.34
1963 24.12
1964 24.26
1965 23.75
1966 24.26
1967 24.26
1968 24.08
1969 24.17
1970 24.26
1971 24.35
1972 24.35
1973 24.82
1974 25.18
1975 24.95
1976 24.49
1977 24.54
1978 24.63
1979 24.63
1980 24.63
1981 24.86
1982 24.95
1983 25.55
1984 26.06
1985 26.57
1986 26.76
1987 26.66
1988 26.62
1989 26.57
1990 26.76
1991 26.71
1992 26.66
1993 26.66
1994 26.76
1995 26.48
1996 26.06
1997 26.02
1998 25.97
1999 25.83
2000 26.16
2001 25.92
2002 26.02
2003 25.46
2004 23.73
2005 23.78
2006 23.51
2007 23.94
2008 23.83
2009 24.15
2010 23.31
2011 23.89
2012 24.32
2013 24.04
2014 24.85
2015 24.67
2016 24.58
2017 28.79
2018 28.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use