Change forest area share total in Tunisia
Tunisia: Change forest area share total was -0.3348 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Tunisia is -0.3348, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 886.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Tunisia peaked at 0.5301 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.3348, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 186th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3691 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3678 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3664 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3651 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3638 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3625 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3611 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3598 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3586 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3573 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5301 | +48.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5273 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5245 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5218 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5191 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5164 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5137 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5111 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5085 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5059 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0426 | -91.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0426 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0426 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0426 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0426 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1685 | -496.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1688 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1691 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1694 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1697 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.3304 | +94.7% |
| 2022 | -0.3315 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3326 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3337 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3348 | +0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.3348 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 11.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -496.0% | 0.0426 | -0.1685 |
| 2021 | -94.7% | -0.1697 | -0.3304 |
| 2011 | -91.6% | 0.5059 | 0.0426 |
| 2001 | +48.4% | 0.3573 | 0.5301 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3638 | 0.3586 | 0.3691 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.503 | 0.3573 | 0.5301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 | -0.1694 | 0.5059 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3055 | -0.3348 | -0.1697 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3847 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Tunisia?
- Change forest area share total in Tunisia was -0.3348 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5301 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3348 in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for change forest area share total?
- Tunisia ranks 186th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 886.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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