Arable land use per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Arable land use per person was 0.2321 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Tunisia stood at 0.2321 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Tunisia peaked at 0.7182 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2164 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Tunisia 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6859 hectares per person | 0.6366 hectares per person | 0.7182 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5816 hectares per person | 0.5275 hectares per person | 0.6222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.357 hectares per person | 0.483 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3199 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.3494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.2542 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2374 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2343 hectares per person | 0.2321 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Tunisia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2784 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0491 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Tunisia?
- Arable land use per person in Tunisia was 0.2321 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7182 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2164 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Tunisia rank for arable land use per person?
- Tunisia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.