Which Crops Does Israel Grow the Most? Potatoes, at 564,000 Tonnes in 2025
Potatoes led the main crops Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics lists for 2025, at 564,000 tonnes. Avocados led fruit at 270,000 tonnes.
At 564,000 tonnes in 2025, potatoes were the largest of the main crops the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded in its Rosh Hashana release of 9 September 2026. Tomatoes followed at 350,000 tonnes, and avocados led the fruits at 270,000 tonnes. By land, field crops are the largest category, at 1.8 million of 3.4 million dunams. The figures cover the main crops the Bureau lists, not every crop grown in Israel.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 564,000 tonnes | Potatoes, the largest tonnage among the main crops the Bureau lists | 2025 |
| 350,000 tonnes | Tomatoes, second among the four main vegetables listed | 2025 |
| 270,000 tonnes | Avocados, the largest of the four main fruits listed | 2025 |
| 1.8 million dunams | Field crops, the largest category by area, in a total of 3.4 million dunams | 2025 |
| 143,000 dunams | Citrus area, with no tonnage given for any citrus variety | 2025 |
| 54.6% | Plant crops’ share of NIS 39.0 billion agricultural output | 2025 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 21, Agriculture, published 9 September 2026.
Potatoes led the Bureau’s 2025 crop tonnages at 564,000 tonnes
Potatoes came first at 564,000 tonnes in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded, ahead of tomatoes at 350,000 tonnes. The largest fruit in the same chapter, avocados, comes to 270,000 tonnes. Potatoes therefore carry the largest tonnage of any crop the chapter lists.
The chapter lists main crops only: four vegetables and four fruits. Tonnage is the weight harvested, not its value. The release gives no value for any single crop.
Avocados led fruit at 270,000 tonnes, ahead of bananas
Avocados were the largest fruit harvest at 270,000 tonnes in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, ahead of bananas at 148,000 tonnes. Apples and table grapes each print as 60,000 tonnes. Both figures are rounded to the thousand, so the release does not establish an exact tie between them.
Field crops covered 1.8 million of 3.4 million dunams
Field crops covered 1.8 million dunams in 2025, the largest category in a total the Central Bureau of Statistics puts at 3.4 million dunams. A dunam is 1,000 square metres, so the field-crop area is 1,800 square kilometres. The chapter gives field crops as one category. It does not give the area of wheat or any other field crop by name.
The vegetable area of 624,000 dunams is the Bureau’s estimate. The five categories sum to 3.354 million dunams, which the release prints as 3.4 million.
Plant crops were 54.6% of NIS 39.0 billion output
Plant crops made up 54.6% of the NIS 39.0 billion agricultural output in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded. Livestock and livestock products made up the remaining 45.4%. The release values plant output only as a whole, so it ranks no individual crop by value.
| Measure | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural output | NIS 39.0 billion | 2025 |
| Plant crops’ share of output | 54.6% | 2025 |
| Livestock and livestock products’ share | 45.4% | 2025 |
| Agricultural exports | NIS 5.1 billion | 2025 |
| Net domestic product of agriculture | NIS 16.6 billion | 2025 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 21.
Gross domestic product of agriculture, the sector’s contribution to Israel’s economy, was NIS 19.3 billion in 2025 on the same release.
The Bureau’s chapter gives no tonnage for wheat or citrus
The Central Bureau of Statistics published no tonnage for wheat, cotton, olives or any citrus variety in its 2026 agriculture chapter. Tonnages appear only for the four main vegetables and the four main fruits. Citrus appears as an area, and wheat sits inside the field-crop category.
| Crop | Tonnage in the chapter | Area in the chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | None given | Within field crops, 1.8 million dunams as a category |
| Cotton | None given | None given by crop |
| Olives | None given | None given by crop |
| Mandarins, oranges, grapefruit, lemons | None given for any variety | Citrus as a whole, 143,000 dunams |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 21, 2025 data.
Which figures here may not be added together?
Tonnes, dunams and shekels are three separate measures in the chapter, and none of them adds to another.
- The eight tonnages are the main crops the Bureau lists, not a ranking of every crop grown.
- A larger tonnage does not mean a larger value. Value is given only for plant output as a whole.
- Apples and table grapes both print as 60,000 tonnes, rounded to the thousand.
- The vegetable area is an estimate, and the five areas sum to 3.354 million dunams, printed as 3.4 million.
Questions readers ask
How many tonnes of tomatoes does Israel grow?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 350,000 tonnes of tomatoes in 2025. That places tomatoes second among the four main vegetables the Bureau lists, behind potatoes at 564,000 tonnes.
Which vegetable does Israel grow the most of?
Potatoes, at 564,000 tonnes in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded. That ranking covers the four main vegetables the Bureau lists: potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and peppers.
How many carrots and peppers does Israel grow?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 137,000 tonnes of carrots and 122,000 tonnes of peppers in 2025.
Which fruit does Israel grow the most of?
Avocados, at 270,000 tonnes in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded. That makes them the largest of the four main fruits the Bureau lists.
How many bananas does Israel grow?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 148,000 tonnes of bananas in 2025, second among the main fruits it lists.
Does Israel grow more apples or more table grapes?
The Central Bureau of Statistics published 60,000 tonnes for each in 2025. Both figures are rounded to the thousand, so the release does not settle which is larger.
How much land does Israel farm?
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts the total at 3.4 million dunams in 2025. Field crops account for 1.8 million dunams, orchards excluding citrus 773,000, vegetables an estimated 624,000, citrus 143,000 and fish ponds 14,000.
What is a dunam?
A dunam is 1,000 square metres, the unit the Central Bureau of Statistics uses for agricultural area. The 1.8 million dunams of field crops in 2025 equal 1,800 square kilometres.
How much land is under citrus in Israel?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 143,000 dunams of citrus in 2025. The chapter gives no tonnage for mandarins, oranges, grapefruit, lemons or citrus as a whole.
How much wheat does Israel grow?
The Central Bureau of Statistics published no wheat tonnage in its 2026 agriculture chapter. Wheat falls within field crops, which covered 1.8 million dunams in 2025 as a category.
Is the avocado Israel’s most valuable crop?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes value only for plant output as a whole in the chapter, at 54.6% of NIS 39.0 billion in 2025. It gives no value for avocados or any other single crop.
How much of Israel’s farm output comes from livestock?
Livestock and livestock products made up 45.4% of the NIS 39.0 billion agricultural output in 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded.
How much are Israel’s agricultural exports worth?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded agricultural exports of NIS 5.1 billion in 2025.
How much does farming add to Israel’s GDP?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded gross domestic product of agriculture at NIS 19.3 billion in 2025, and net domestic product at NIS 16.6 billion.
Who publishes Israel’s crop statistics?
The Central Bureau of Statistics published these figures in Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, released in Hebrew on 9 September 2026.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026 (ישראל במספרים ערב ראש השנה תשפ״ז: נתונים נבחרים מהלוחות השנתיים 2026), chapter 21, Agriculture. Media release 282/2026, 9 September 2026. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2026/282/11_26_282b.pdf. Official or primary record.
