How does Tunisia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Tunisia ranks 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tunisia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Tunisia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Tunisia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Tunisia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 155.21 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

155.21 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

68th

of 240 countries

All-time high

155.21 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

153.79 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Tunisia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Tunisia is 155.21 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Tunisia peaked at 155.21 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 153.79 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Tunisia 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	154.03 1000 ha	153.79 1000 ha	154.18 1000 ha	9
2010s	154.35 1000 ha	154.16 1000 ha	154.67 1000 ha	10
2020s	154.99 1000 ha	154.69 1000 ha	155.21 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

65 Turkmenistan 173.43 1000 ha compare
66 Sweden 169.12 1000 ha compare
67 Myanmar 163.02 1000 ha compare
69 Libya 151.27 1000 ha compare
70 Switzerland 151.16 1000 ha compare
71 Belarus 148.95 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Tunisia

Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 40,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 40,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,324 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 679 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 72,767 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 56,530 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 159,178 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 175,739 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Tunisia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Tunisia was 155.21 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 155.21 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 153.79 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Tunisia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Tunisia ranks 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.