Grofit Facts

Area0.9 km²
Population96
Population change (2000 to 2020)+100.0%
Area Codes8
Local Time
TimezoneIsrael Daylight Time
Lat & Lng29.94122, 35.06441
Postal Codes88825

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Grofit Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population014488396
Population Density0 / km²16 / km²54.9 / km²94.9 / km²109.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Grofit Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 72.9% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Grofit+492.9%+72.9%
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

Grofit Population Density

Population Density: 110 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Grofit960.875 km²110 / 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

Grofit Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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

Grofit CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Grofit1,004 tn10.46 tn1,147.9 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
Grofit CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,004 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.46 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,147.9 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 AM4.163.5 km20,000 m24km NW of Petra, Jordanusgs.gov
2/26/0510:57 PM4.199.5 km10,000 mJordan-Saudi Arabia border regionusgs.gov
10/28/047:10 AM3.865.1 km9,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
2/7/013:39 AM475.7 km9,000 mJordan-Saudi Arabia border regionusgs.gov
12/19/998:42 AM4.128.9 km17,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
12/8/993:35 AM475.5 km5,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
10/28/993:39 PM4.352.9 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/19/9812:09 PM4.549.8 km16,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
4/25/981:29 AM4.187.3 km10,000 mEgyptusgs.gov
2/21/9710:12 AM4.497.2 km10,000 mEgyptusgs.gov

Grofit

Grofit (Hebrew: גְּרוֹפִית, lit. Shoot (of a plant)) is a kibbutz near Eilat in the Arabah region in the far south of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.

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