Agricultural land — Area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Agricultural land — Area was 9,647 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9,647 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Tunisia peaked at 10,072 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,644 1000 ha, in 1963.
That places Tunisia 79th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,713 1000 ha | 8,644 1000 ha | 8,868 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,271 1000 ha | 9,053 1000 ha | 9,473 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,214 1000 ha | 9,061 1000 ha | 9,342 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,343 1000 ha | 9,191 1000 ha | 9,526 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,753 1000 ha | 9,499 1000 ha | 9,881 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,842 1000 ha | 9,702 1000 ha | 10,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,670 1000 ha | 9,647 1000 ha | 9,705 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 10,349 1000 ha compare
- 77 Cameroon 9,967 1000 ha compare
- 78 New Zealand 9,693 1000 ha compare
- 80 Senegal 9,513 1000 ha compare
- 81 Bangladesh 9,399 1000 ha compare
- 82 Iraq 9,398 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 443 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 825 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,756 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,772 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Tunisia?
- Agricultural land — area in Tunisia was 9,647 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,072 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,644 1000 ha in 1963.
- How does Tunisia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Tunisia ranks 79th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.