Carobs production in Israel
In 2024 Israel produced 411 t of carobs, the 6th largest in the world (0.72% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.8%. The record was 4,100 t in 1972. Area harvested: 1,627 ha, yield 0.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 411 t
- World rank
- 6 of 8
- 10-year change
- +2.8%
- Record
- 4,100 t
- 1972
Carobs in Israel, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Israel compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.72%
- 0.24% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.3
- world 3.5 (−93%)
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.01
- 10-year change
- +2.8%
- world −66%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of carobs
Share of the world total; Israel is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 411 | −0.5% | 1,627 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | 413 | +0.2% | 1,630 | 0.25 |
| 2022 | 412 | +0.7% | 1,631 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 409 | −1.9% | 1,627 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 417 | +1.7% | 1,597 | 0.26 |
| 2019 | 410 | +2.5% | 1,573 | 0.26 |
| 2018 | 400 | +3.4% | 1,578 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 387 | −2.8% | 1,559 | 0.25 |
| 2016 | 398 | −4.1% | 1,557 | 0.26 |
| 2015 | 415 | +3.8% | 1,620 | 0.26 |
| 2014 | 400 | +5.3% | 1,500 | 0.27 |
| 2013 | 380 | 0.0% | 1,550 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 380 | +23% | 1,500 | 0.25 |
| 2011 | 310 | +15% | 1,500 | 0.21 |
| 2010 | 270 | +15% | 1,450 | 0.19 |
| 2009 | 235 | +18% | 1,400 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 200 | +11% | 1,450 | 0.14 |
| 2007 | 180 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 180 | −10.0% | 1,500 | 0.12 |
| 2005 | 200 | −7.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 2004 | 215 | +1.9% | 1,500 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 211 | +1.4% | 1,500 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 208 | +4.0% | 1,500 | 0.14 |
| 2001 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1999 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1998 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1997 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,509 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,522 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,536 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,550 | 0.13 |
| 1993 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,564 | 0.13 |
| 1992 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,578 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1990 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1989 | 200 | −56% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1988 | 450 | −31% | 1,500 | 0.30 |
| 1987 | 650 | +30% | 1,500 | 0.43 |
| 1986 | 500 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.33 |
| 1985 | 500 | −29% | 2,000 | 0.25 |
| 1984 | 700 | −30% | 2,000 | 0.35 |
| 1983 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.50 |
| 1982 | 1,000 | +11% | 2,000 | 0.50 |
| 1981 | 900 | +13% | 2,000 | 0.45 |
| 1980 | 800 | +129% | 2,000 | 0.40 |
| 1979 | 350 | −78% | 2,000 | 0.18 |
| 1978 | 1,600 | +100% | 2,000 | 0.80 |
| 1977 | 800 | −76% | 2,000 | 0.40 |
| 1976 | 3,400 | −2.9% | 3,200 | 1.06 |
| 1975 | 3,500 | −7.9% | 3,200 | 1.09 |
| 1974 | 3,800 | +2.7% | 3,200 | 1.19 |
| 1973 | 3,700 | −9.8% | 3,200 | 1.16 |
| 1972 | 4,100 | +17% | 3,200 | 1.28 |
| 1971 | 3,500 | +13% | 3,200 | 1.09 |
| 1970 | 3,100 | −7.5% | 3,200 | 0.97 |
| 1969 | 3,350 | +20% | 3,200 | 1.05 |
| 1968 | 2,800 | +17% | 3,200 | 0.88 |
| 1967 | 2,400 | +20% | 3,200 | 0.75 |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +25% | 2,700 | 0.74 |
| 1965 | 1,600 | +6.7% | 2,100 | 0.76 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.75 |
| 1963 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.75 |
| 1962 | 1,500 | +7.1% | 2,000 | 0.75 |
| 1961 | 1,400 | — | 1,900 | 0.74 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of carobs in Israel?
Israel produced 411 t in 2024, 0.72% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Israel rank in the world for production of carobs?
Israel ranked 6th of 8 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 43.9% of the world total.
How has the production of carobs in Israel changed?
It rose by 2.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −66% for the world. The record was 4,100 t in 1972.
What is the yield of carobs in Israel?
0.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (411 t from 1,627 ha), against a world average of 3.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Israel is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.