West Bank and Gaza - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in West Bank and Gaza was 50,820 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111,000 in 1995 and a minimum value of 43,500 in 2011.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 |
| 1962 | 100,000 |
| 1963 | 100,000 |
| 1964 | 100,000 |
| 1965 | 100,000 |
| 1966 | 101,000 |
| 1967 | 101,000 |
| 1968 | 101,000 |
| 1969 | 101,000 |
| 1970 | 102,000 |
| 1971 | 102,000 |
| 1972 | 102,000 |
| 1973 | 102,000 |
| 1974 | 103,000 |
| 1975 | 103,000 |
| 1976 | 103,000 |
| 1977 | 103,000 |
| 1978 | 104,000 |
| 1979 | 104,000 |
| 1980 | 104,000 |
| 1981 | 108,000 |
| 1982 | 108,000 |
| 1983 | 108,000 |
| 1984 | 108,000 |
| 1985 | 107,000 |
| 1986 | 108,000 |
| 1987 | 109,000 |
| 1988 | 110,000 |
| 1989 | 111,000 |
| 1990 | 109,000 |
| 1991 | 106,000 |
| 1992 | 104,000 |
| 1993 | 104,000 |
| 1994 | 104,000 |
| 1995 | 111,000 |
| 1996 | 107,000 |
| 1997 | 105,000 |
| 1998 | 84,000 |
| 1999 | 99,000 |
| 2000 | 102,000 |
| 2001 | 102,000 |
| 2002 | 102,000 |
| 2003 | 101,000 |
| 2004 | 102,000 |
| 2005 | 99,000 |
| 2006 | 94,000 |
| 2007 | 87,000 |
| 2008 | 83,000 |
| 2009 | 63,350 |
| 2010 | 43,700 |
| 2011 | 43,500 |
| 2012 | 46,150 |
| 2013 | 55,000 |
| 2014 | 64,000 |
| 2015 | 50,820 |
| 2016 | 50,820 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.012 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.055 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.011 in 2011.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.055 |
| 1991 | 0.051 |
| 1992 | 0.048 |
| 1993 | 0.046 |
| 1994 | 0.044 |
| 1995 | 0.045 |
| 1996 | 0.041 |
| 1997 | 0.039 |
| 1998 | 0.030 |
| 1999 | 0.035 |
| 2000 | 0.035 |
| 2001 | 0.034 |
| 2002 | 0.033 |
| 2003 | 0.032 |
| 2004 | 0.032 |
| 2005 | 0.030 |
| 2006 | 0.028 |
| 2007 | 0.025 |
| 2008 | 0.023 |
| 2009 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 0.012 |
| 2011 | 0.011 |
| 2012 | 0.012 |
| 2013 | 0.013 |
| 2014 | 0.015 |
| 2015 | 0.012 |
| 2016 | 0.012 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in West Bank and Gaza was 8.44 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 18.44 in 1995, while its lowest value was 7.23 in 2011.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.61 |
| 1962 | 16.61 |
| 1963 | 16.61 |
| 1964 | 16.61 |
| 1965 | 16.61 |
| 1966 | 16.78 |
| 1967 | 16.78 |
| 1968 | 16.78 |
| 1969 | 16.78 |
| 1970 | 16.94 |
| 1971 | 16.94 |
| 1972 | 16.94 |
| 1973 | 16.94 |
| 1974 | 17.11 |
| 1975 | 17.11 |
| 1976 | 17.11 |
| 1977 | 17.11 |
| 1978 | 17.28 |
| 1979 | 17.28 |
| 1980 | 17.28 |
| 1981 | 17.94 |
| 1982 | 17.94 |
| 1983 | 17.94 |
| 1984 | 17.94 |
| 1985 | 17.77 |
| 1986 | 17.94 |
| 1987 | 18.11 |
| 1988 | 18.27 |
| 1989 | 18.44 |
| 1990 | 18.11 |
| 1991 | 17.61 |
| 1992 | 17.28 |
| 1993 | 17.28 |
| 1994 | 17.28 |
| 1995 | 18.44 |
| 1996 | 17.77 |
| 1997 | 17.44 |
| 1998 | 13.95 |
| 1999 | 16.45 |
| 2000 | 16.94 |
| 2001 | 16.94 |
| 2002 | 16.94 |
| 2003 | 16.78 |
| 2004 | 16.94 |
| 2005 | 16.45 |
| 2006 | 15.61 |
| 2007 | 14.45 |
| 2008 | 13.79 |
| 2009 | 10.52 |
| 2010 | 7.26 |
| 2011 | 7.23 |
| 2012 | 7.67 |
| 2013 | 9.14 |
| 2014 | 10.63 |
| 2015 | 8.44 |
| 2016 | 8.44 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
