Gaza’s farmland reduced to just 1.5% of pre-war levels
- As of mid-2025, Gaza’s cultivable farmland has been devastated, with only 1.5% of farmland both accessible and undamaged, down sharply from 4% in April 2025.
- This catastrophic loss results from years of conflict and systematic targeting:
- Since October 2023, Israeli blockade and military actions have damaged 86% of Gaza’s farmland, about 13,000 hectares.
- Northern Gaza’s fertile lands are almost gone, with 94% destroyed or inaccessible to Palestinians.
- In Rafah, near the Egyptian border, 79% of cropland has been flattened, and the remaining land is cut off by military corridors.
- The destruction has resulted in a collapse of local agriculture, deepening a humanitarian crisis for over 2 million residents who are now largely dependent on unreliable food aid.
Background and Impact:
- Before the conflict escalated, agriculture made up roughly 10% of Gaza’s economy, sustaining more than 560,000 people.
- Gaza’s agricultural infrastructure—farmland, greenhouses, fishing fleets—has been systematically targeted and destroyed.
- The loss of farmland, fishing restrictions, and destruction of infrastructure have pushed Gaza to the brink of famine, with hunger driven not by global food scarcity but by blocked access and destroyed food systems.
- Water contamination and damage to essential services compound the food insecurity, worsening malnutrition and health crises.
Summary Conclusion:
Gaza’s farmland has been reduced to just 1.5% of its pre-war level, representing a catastrophic collapse of food production capability driven by ongoing conflict, blockade, and military actions causing widespread destruction and inaccessibility of agricultural lands.
This summary accurately reflects and condenses the facts from the top and most recent authoritative web result (Dagens article, FAO data).
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