15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Tunisia
Tunisia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 80.1 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Tunisia stood at 80.1 km2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Tunisia peaked at 93.3 km2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.5 km2, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.5 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 93.3 km2 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 84.9 km2 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 78.5 km2 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 79.5 km2 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.1 km2 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4 km2 | 67.5 km2 | 93.3 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.97 km2 | 78.5 km2 | 84.9 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.1 km2 | 80.1 km2 | 80.1 km2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Tunisia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Tunisia was 80.1 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: shrub-covered recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3 km2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 km2 in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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