Agricultural production in Israel
According to FAOSTAT, Israel produced 175,077 t of cereals, 1.0 million t of vegetables, 1.6 million t of fruit, 860,051 t of meat and 1.7 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were potatoes (475,010 t), tomatoes (315,895 t) and avocados (246,971 t).
- Products recorded
- 123
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 4
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in avocados (+171%), followed by bananas (+55%).
Livestock numbers: 477,958 cattle, 135,796 pigs, 400,000 sheep and 109,307 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All milk | 1,681,561 | 65 | 0.17% | +7.1% |
| All fruit | 1,563,160 | 70 | 0.16% | +15% |
| All vegetables | 1,048,573 | 76 | 0.09% | −36% |
| All meat | 860,051 | 57 | 0.23% | +16% |
| All roots and tubers | 492,436 | 99 | 0.05% | −25% |
| All citrus fruit | 455,061 | 36 | 0.27% | −14% |
| All cereals | 175,077 | 133 | 0.01% | −53% |
| All eggs | 173,727 | 43 | 0.17% | +42% |
| All tree nuts | 10,808 | 70 | 0.06% | +37% |
| All pulses | 8,169 | 128 | 0.01% | −38% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow milk | 1,647,010 | 60 | 0.21% | +8.4% |
| Chicken meat | 600,072 | 36 | 0.47% | +25% |
| Potatoes | 475,010 | 67 | 0.12% | −24% |
| Tomatoes | 315,895 | 56 | 0.17% | −26% |
| Avocados | 246,971 | 8 | 2.2% | +171% |
| Beer | 197,200 | 78 | 0.11% | +72% |
| Bananas | 197,001 | 52 | 0.14% | +55% |
| Hen eggs | 173,727 | 43 | 0.19% | +42% |
| Skim milk of cows | 161,936 | 63 | 0.11% | +16% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 147,311 | 9 | 1.49% | −35% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 138,089 | 29 | 0.27% | −3.8% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 131,676 | 71 | 0.05% | −21% |
| Carrots and turnips | 130,848 | 40 | 0.29% | −55% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 120,244 | 63 | 0.17% | −1.5% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 119,758 | 27 | 0.52% | +15% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 113,052 | 38 | 0.25% | −51% |
| Oranges | 96,841 | 46 | 0.14% | +25% |
| Watermelons | 92,684 | 64 | 0.09% | +1.9% |
| Wheat | 90,350 | 81 | 0.01% | −35% |
| Turkey meat | 88,522 | 12 | 1.74% | +15% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 86,003 | 46 | 0.22% | +1.6% |
| Cucumbers | 82,848 | 44 | 0.09% | −17% |
| Apples | 80,006 | 54 | 0.08% | +2.8% |
| Dates | 80,000 | 15 | 0.8% | +96% |
| Onions, dry | 65,397 | 79 | 0.06% | −32% |
| Lemons and limes | 63,753 | 32 | 0.27% | −8.9% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 62,559 | 45 | 0.1% | +92% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 60,002 | 31 | 0.22% | +15% |
| Grapes | 56,007 | 58 | 0.07% | −16% |
| Cabbages | 52,160 | 71 | 0.07% | −9.0% |
| Soya bean oil | 51,200 | 42 | 0.09% | −13% |
| Green maize | 43,671 | 22 | 0.46% | −58% |
| Maize | 43,671 | 116 | 0% | −73% |
| Eggplants | 42,849 | 39 | 0.07% | −9.4% |
| Pears | 34,006 | 35 | 0.12% | +44% |
| Sorghum | 33,599 | 56 | 0.05% | −38% |
| Seed cotton | 33,000 | 41 | 0.05% | −2.2% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 30,943 | 17 | 1.08% | +15% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 30,664 | 14 | 1.12% | +15% |
| Sheep meat | 30,543 | 50 | 0.26% | −8.6% |
| Olives | 29,000 | 23 | 0.11% | −68% |
| Margarine and shortening | 25,183 | 45 | 0.19% | −12% |
| Melons | 25,126 | 55 | 0.09% | −25% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 24,480 | 39 | 0.09% | −12% |
| Cotton seed | 22,680 | 41 | 0.06% | +34% |
| Strawberries | 21,603 | 31 | 0.2% | −20% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 19,511 | 55 | 0.2% | −1.5% |
| Goat milk | 19,423 | 64 | 0.1% | −28% |
| Sweet potatoes | 17,426 | 64 | 0.02% | −45% |
| Mushrooms | 17,000 | 25 | 0.03% | +42% |
| Olive oil | 16,500 | 17 | 0.63% | +20% |
| Plums | 16,005 | 45 | 0.13% | −33% |
| Sheep milk | 15,128 | 47 | 0.15% | −34% |
| Persimmons | 14,503 | 11 | 0.29% | −60% |
| Cotton lint | 14,040 | 41 | 0.06% | +20% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 13,500 | 60 | 0.02% | −13% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 12,251 | 61 | 0.14% | −1.5% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 11,882 | 55 | 0.04% | −57% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 11,122 | 98 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Kiwi fruit | 11,007 | 14 | 0.25% | +215% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 9,067 | 29 | 0.07% | −26% |
| Almonds, in shell | 9,005 | 22 | 0.23% | +34% |
| Barley | 7,200 | 88 | 0.01% | −52% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 6,888 | 91 | 0.02% | −49% |
| Butter of cow milk | 6,730 | 56 | 0.11% | +18% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 6,300 | 50 | 0.03% | +58% |
| Pineapples | 6,111 | 57 | 0.02% | +3,034% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 5,672 | 37 | 0.12% | +27% |
| Chick peas, dry | 5,670 | 25 | 0.03% | −55% |
| Other beans, green | 5,654 | 56 | 0.02% | −55% |
| Apricots | 5,002 | 42 | 0.11% | −29% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 4,948 | 48 | 0.25% | −8.6% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 4,765 | 48 | 0.22% | −8.6% |
| Cherries | 4,003 | 47 | 0.13% | +33% |
| Honey | 3,800 | 51 | 0.19% | +19% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 3,634 | 39 | 0.15% | +4.5% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 3,630 | 53 | 0.11% | −1.5% |
| Goat meat | 3,332 | 82 | 0.04% | −25% |
| Quinces | 3,175 | 18 | 0.46% | +191% |
| Duck meat | 3,092 | 35 | 0.04% | +56% |
| Goose meat | 3,035 | 9 | 0.06% | −6.3% |
| Wine | 2,945 | 57 | 0.01% | −41% |
| Sunflower seed | 2,800 | 62 | 0.01% | −78% |
| Cottonseed oil | 2,300 | 47 | 0.06% | −28% |
| Peas, dry | 2,245 | 68 | 0.02% | +555% |
| Figs | 2,136 | 30 | 0.16% | −8.6% |
| Artichokes | 1,914 | 17 | 0.11% | −17% |
| Other nuts | 1,803 | 46 | 0.17% | +50% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 1,794 | 32 | 0.17% | +2.1% |
| Papayas | 1,759 | 54 | 0.01% | +3,809% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 1,676 | 49 | 0.26% | — |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 1,588 | 42 | 0.25% | −8.6% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 1,414 | 36 | 0.03% | −58% |
| Yoghurt | 1,375 | 38 | 0.03% | +20% |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 1,301 | 26 | 0.25% | +11% |
| Wool, greasy | 1,219 | 54 | 0.07% | +11% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,024 | 68 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Oil of maize | 807 | 49 | 0.03% | −19% |
| Fat of pigs | 732 | 72 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 625 | 75 | 0.04% | −25% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 541 | 78 | 0.04% | −25% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 533 | 71 | 0.01% | −37% |
| Oil of linseed | 444 | 43 | 0.06% | −12% |
| Green garlic | 417 | 89 | 0% | −75% |
| Carobs | 411 | 6 | 0.72% | +2.8% |
| Oats | 257 | 71 | 0% | −4.5% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 229 | 93 | 0.01% | +5.0% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 224 | 78 | 0% | +9.8% |
| Tea, packed | 222 | 81 | 0% | — |
| Spinach | 195 | 58 | 0% | +2.1% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 175 | 59 | 0% | −99% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | 165 | 48 | 0.01% | −58% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 132 | 73 | 0.04% | −25% |
| Asparagus | 108 | 42 | 0% | +39% |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | 98 | 14 | 0.13% | +172% |
| Camel meat | 89 | 36 | 0.01% | +4.7% |
| Peas, green | 60 | 81 | 0% | −83% |
| Sesame seed | 47 | 65 | 0% | −9.6% |
| Lentils, dry | 25 | 41 | 0% | 0.0% |
| Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen | 15 | 36 | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| Fat of camels | 10 | 34 | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 4 | 116 | 0% | −20% |
| Safflower seed | 2 | 17 | 0% | 0.0% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 48,824,000 | 60 | 0.18% | +30% |
| Turkeys | 3,537,000 | 12 | 1.45% | −0.5% |
| Geese | 882,000 | 12 | 0.23% | −5.7% |
| Cattle | 477,958 | 124 | 0.03% | +3.7% |
| Sheep | 400,000 | 106 | 0.03% | −33% |
| Ducks | 180,000 | 48 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Pigs | 135,796 | 106 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Bees | 125,321 | 55 | 0.12% | +25% |
| Goats | 109,307 | 121 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Camels | 5,642 | 36 | 0.01% | +2.6% |
| Asses | 5,000 | 76 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Horses | 4,000 | 106 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Mules and hinnies | 1,600 | 47 | 0.02% | 0.0% |
Israel among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Israel, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Israel had 9.4 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow milk | 175 | 97.7 | 1.8× |
| Chicken meat | 63.9 | 15.7 | 4.1× |
| Potatoes | 50.6 | 47.8 | 1.1× |
| Tomatoes | 33.7 | 23.1 | 1.5× |
| Avocados | 26.3 | 1.38 | 19.1× |
| Beer | 21.0 | 22.7 | 0.9× |
| Bananas | 21.0 | 17.1 | 1.2× |
| Hen eggs | 18.5 | 11.5 | 1.6× |
| Skim milk of cows | 17.3 | 17.5 | 1.0× |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 15.7 | 1.21 | 13.0× |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 14.7 | 6.36 | 2.3× |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 14.0 | 34.5 | 0.4× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Israel reported exports of 60 and imports of 114 of the products covered here.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avocados | 112,503 | USD 355 m | 3.15 | 6 of 94 |
| Dates | 60,555 | USD 313 m | 5.16 | 9 of 98 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | 65,859 | USD 129 m | 1.96 | 15 of 107 |
| Potatoes | 151,055 | USD 79.7 m | 0.53 | 18 of 124 |
| Wine | 22,612 | USD 63.7 m | 2.82 | 26 of 128 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 25,240 | USD 60.2 m | 2.39 | 18 of 125 |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | 34,465 | USD 45.5 m | 1.32 | 6 of 79 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 14,506 | USD 44.4 m | 3.06 | 26 of 132 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | 16,079 | USD 39.3 m | 2.44 | 18 of 107 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 9,099 | USD 33.4 m | 3.67 | 30 of 105 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 1,849,762 | USD 433 m | 0.23 | 31 of 176 |
| Maize (corn) | 1,108,320 | USD 250 m | 0.23 | 36 of 190 |
| Soya beans | 235,902 | USD 137 m | 0.58 | 37 of 165 |
| Sesame seed | 74,124 | USD 134 m | 1.81 | 6 of 167 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 80,124 | USD 117 m | 1.47 | 19 of 165 |
| Beer of barley, malted | 80,996 | USD 107 m | 1.32 | 34 of 192 |
| Olive oil | 12,660 | USD 101 m | 7.95 | 20 of 189 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 13,836 | USD 99.3 m | 7.17 | 61 of 192 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 72,408 | USD 87.6 m | 1.21 | 38 of 186 |
| Coffee, green | 20,497 | USD 86.3 m | 4.21 | 46 of 177 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Israel?
By volume, the largest products of Israel in 2024 were cow milk (1.6 million t), chicken meat (600,072 t), potatoes (475,010 t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Israel the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 6th, for carobs.
How much cow milk does Israel produce per person?
About 175 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Israel export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were avocados (USD 355 m), dates (USD 313 m), tangerines, mandarins, clementines (USD 129 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Israel import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 433 m), maize (corn) (USD 250 m), soya beans (USD 137 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares 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.