West Bank and Gaza Arable Land 1961-2024
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.
- West Bank and Gaza arable land for 2021 was 41,900, a 9.24% decline from 2020.
- West Bank and Gaza arable land for 2020 was 46,164, a 8.09% decline from 2019.
- West Bank and Gaza arable land for 2019 was 50,227, a 7.48% decline from 2018.
- West Bank and Gaza arable land for 2018 was 54,291, a 6.96% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
41,900 |
0.01 |
6.95% |
| 2020 |
46,164 |
0.01 |
7.67% |
| 2019 |
50,227 |
0.01 |
8.34% |
| 2018 |
54,291 |
0.01 |
9.02% |
| 2017 |
58,355 |
0.01 |
9.69% |
| 2016 |
58,418 |
0.01 |
9.70% |
| 2015 |
57,302 |
0.01 |
9.52% |
| 2014 |
59,456 |
0.01 |
9.88% |
| 2013 |
61,609 |
0.02 |
10.23% |
| 2012 |
47,823 |
0.01 |
7.94% |
| 2011 |
44,236 |
0.01 |
7.35% |
| 2010 |
43,700 |
0.01 |
7.26% |
| 2009 |
66,800 |
0.02 |
11.10% |
| 2008 |
74,956 |
0.02 |
12.45% |
| 2007 |
73,829 |
0.02 |
12.26% |
| 2006 |
75,740 |
0.02 |
12.58% |
| 2005 |
75,416 |
0.02 |
12.53% |
| 2004 |
73,898 |
0.02 |
12.28% |
| 2003 |
72,497 |
0.02 |
12.04% |
| 2002 |
73,783 |
0.02 |
12.26% |
| 2001 |
70,909 |
0.02 |
11.78% |
| 2000 |
71,213 |
0.02 |
11.83% |
| 1999 |
55,600 |
0.02 |
9.24% |
| 1998 |
78,098 |
0.03 |
12.97% |
| 1997 |
76,533 |
0.03 |
12.71% |
| 1996 |
77,981 |
0.03 |
12.95% |
| 1995 |
82,933 |
0.03 |
13.78% |
| 1994 |
73,830 |
0.03 |
12.26% |
| 1993 |
104,000 |
0.05 |
17.28% |
| 1992 |
104,000 |
0.05 |
17.28% |
| 1991 |
106,000 |
0.05 |
17.61% |
| 1990 |
109,000 |
0.06 |
18.11% |
| 1989 |
111,000 |
|
18.44% |
| 1988 |
110,000 |
|
18.27% |
| 1987 |
109,000 |
|
18.11% |
| 1986 |
108,000 |
|
17.94% |
| 1985 |
107,000 |
|
17.77% |
| 1984 |
108,000 |
|
17.94% |
| 1983 |
108,000 |
|
17.94% |
| 1982 |
108,000 |
|
17.94% |
| 1981 |
108,000 |
|
17.94% |
| 1980 |
104,000 |
|
17.28% |
| 1979 |
104,000 |
|
17.28% |
| 1978 |
104,000 |
|
17.28% |
| 1977 |
103,000 |
|
17.11% |
| 1976 |
103,000 |
|
17.11% |
| 1975 |
103,000 |
|
17.11% |
| 1974 |
103,000 |
|
17.11% |
| 1973 |
102,000 |
|
16.94% |
| 1972 |
102,000 |
|
16.94% |
| 1971 |
102,000 |
|
16.94% |
| 1970 |
102,000 |
|
16.94% |
| 1969 |
101,000 |
|
16.78% |
| 1968 |
101,000 |
|
16.78% |
| 1967 |
101,000 |
|
16.78% |
| 1966 |
101,000 |
|
16.78% |
| 1965 |
100,000 |
|
16.61% |
| 1964 |
100,000 |
|
16.61% |
| 1963 |
100,000 |
|
16.61% |
| 1962 |
100,000 |
|
16.61% |
| 1961 |
100,000 |
|
16.61% |
