Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tunisia

Tunisia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 62.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.09 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
64.83 %
in 2011
All-time low
55.64 %
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tunisia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Tunisia is 62.09 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Tunisia peaked at 64.83 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.64 %, in 1963.

That places Tunisia 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56.08 % 55.64 % 57.08 % 9
1970s 59.68 % 58.27 % 60.97 % 10
1980s 59.31 % 58.32 % 60.13 % 10
1990s 60.14 % 59.16 % 61.32 % 10
2000s 62.78 % 61.14 % 63.6 % 10
2010s 63.35 % 62.45 % 64.83 % 10
2020s 62.24 % 62.09 % 62.47 % 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 33 Lebanon 63.67 % compare
  2. 34 Eritrea 62.84 % compare
  3. 35 Burkina Faso 62.58 % compare
  4. 37 Cuba 61.67 % compare
  5. 38 Sudan 60.31 % compare
  6. 39 India 59.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Tunisia?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Tunisia was 62.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 64.83 % in 2011.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 55.64 % in 1963.
How does Tunisia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Tunisia ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.