Annual afforestation in Tunisia
Tunisia: Annual afforestation was 1,580 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Tunisia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Tunisia is 1,580 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Tunisia peaked at 6,710 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,580 hectares per year, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 41st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,710 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 6,300 hectares per year | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,950 hectares per year | -53.2% |
| 2015 | 1,810 hectares per year | -38.6% |
| 2020 | 1,580 hectares per year | -12.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,580 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,710 hectares per year | 6,710 hectares per year | 6,710 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,300 hectares per year | 6,300 hectares per year | 6,300 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,380 hectares per year | 1,810 hectares per year | 2,950 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,580 hectares per year | 1,580 hectares per year | 1,580 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Tunisia?
- Annual afforestation in Tunisia was 1,580 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,710 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,580 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for annual afforestation?
- Tunisia ranks 41st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.