15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Tunisia
Tunisia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands was 5,740 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Tunisia is 5,740 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Tunisia peaked at 5,877 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,740 km2, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,877 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 5,765 km2 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,747 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,748 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,743 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,740 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,821 km2 | 5,765 km2 | 5,877 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,746 km2 | 5,743 km2 | 5,748 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,740 km2 | 5,740 km2 | 5,740 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 38 Russian Federation 6,605 km2 compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 6,572 km2 compare
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- 42 Thailand 5,650 km2 compare
- 43 Angola 5,443 km2 compare
- 44 Poland 5,370 km2 compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 77.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0248 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 71.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Tunisia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Tunisia was 5,740 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,877 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,740 km2 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands?
- Tunisia ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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