Israel - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Israel was 1,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,650 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1,320 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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

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Year Value
1990 1,320
1991 1,341
1992 1,362
1993 1,383
1994 1,404
1995 1,425
1996 1,446
1997 1,467
1998 1,488
1999 1,509
2000 1,530
2001 1,531
2002 1,532
2003 1,533
2004 1,534
2005 1,535
2006 1,536
2007 1,537
2008 1,538
2009 1,539
2010 1,540
2011 1,562
2012 1,584
2013 1,606
2014 1,628
2015 1,650
2016 1,400
2017 1,400
2018 1,400
2019 1,400
2020 1,400

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Israel was 6.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 7.62 in 2015, while its lowest value was 6.10 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.10
1991 6.20
1992 6.29
1993 6.39
1994 6.49
1995 6.59
1996 6.68
1997 6.78
1998 6.88
1999 6.97
2000 7.07
2001 7.07
2002 7.08
2003 7.08
2004 7.09
2005 7.09
2006 7.10
2007 7.10
2008 7.11
2009 7.11
2010 7.12
2011 7.22
2012 7.32
2013 7.42
2014 7.52
2015 7.62
2016 6.47
2017 6.47
2018 6.47
2019 6.47
2020 6.47

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use