Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia is 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Tunisia ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 31 Malawi 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cuba 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Ireland 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Sudan 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Tunisia rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.