Yotvata Facts

Area1.4 km²
Population1,987
Population change (1975 to 2020)+365.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+57.3%
Area Codes8
Local Time
TimezoneIsrael Daylight Time
Lat & Lng29.89549, 35.06127
Postal Codes88820

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Yotvata Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population4279051,2631,7341,987
Population Density297 / km²629.6 / km²878.6 / km²1,206.3 / km²1,382.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yotvata Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 37.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Yotvata+306.1%+91.6%+37.3%
Southern District (Israel)+134.7%+73.8%+31%
Israel+141.5%+78.8%+33.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yotvata Population Density

Population Density: 1,382 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Yotvata1,9871.438 km²1,382 / km²
Southern District (Israel)1.1 million14,450.3 km²78 / km²
Israel8.3 million22,078 km²374 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yotvata Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Yotvata CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Yotvata20,790 tn10.46 tn14,462.4 tons/km²
Southern District (Israel)11,654,295 tn10.35 tn806.5 tons/km²
Israel81,985,471 tn9.92 tn3,713.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Yotvata CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)20,790 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.46 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)14,462.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/24/147:27 AM4.168.4 km20,000 m24km NW of Petra, Jordanusgs.gov
2/26/0510:57 PM4.194.6 km10,000 mJordan-Saudi Arabia border regionusgs.gov
10/28/047:10 AM3.865.1 km9,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
2/7/013:39 AM470.6 km9,000 mJordan-Saudi Arabia border regionusgs.gov
12/19/998:42 AM4.124.2 km17,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
12/8/993:35 AM470.7 km5,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
10/28/993:39 PM4.357.9 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/19/9812:09 PM4.547 km16,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
4/25/981:29 AM4.185.1 km10,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
2/21/9710:12 AM4.492.5 km10,000 mEgyptusgs.gov

Yotvata

Yotvata (Hebrew: יָטְבָתָה) is a kibbutz along the Aravah road in the southern Negev in Israel. It has approximately 310 members and a total of 700 residents. The Aravah valley is an arid desert where the average annual rainfall is less than 30 mm an..

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