Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine
Palestine: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,465 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine, 1994–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine stood at 2,465 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine peaked at 2,923 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 649.2 kg per hectare, in 1999.
That places Palestine 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,112 kg per hectare | — |
| 1995 | 1,799 kg per hectare | +61.7% |
| 1996 | 1,623 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1,353 kg per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 1,556 kg per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 649.2 kg per hectare | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 2,185 kg per hectare | +236.5% |
| 2001 | 1,277 kg per hectare | -41.5% |
| 2002 | 2,297 kg per hectare | +79.9% |
| 2003 | 2,054 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1,930 kg per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2,094 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1,712 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 1,750 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,241 kg per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 1,214 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,861 kg per hectare | +53.3% |
| 2011 | 1,581 kg per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 1,956 kg per hectare | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 2,183 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2,183 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,110 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,449 kg per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2,187 kg per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2,279 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2,171 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2,223 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,923 kg per hectare | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 2,529 kg per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 2,465 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2,465 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2,465 kg per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,443 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +236.5% | 649.2 kg per hectare | 2,185 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,349 kg per hectare | 649.2 kg per hectare | 1,799 kg per hectare | 6 |
| 2000s | 1,775 kg per hectare | 1,214 kg per hectare | 2,297 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,096 kg per hectare | 1,581 kg per hectare | 2,449 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,535 kg per hectare | 2,223 kg per hectare | 2,923 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Palestine was 2,465 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2,923 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 649.2 kg per hectare in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Palestine ranks 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.