Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -0.3% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 886.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 185th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 182 North Macedonia -0.3% compare
- 183 Bhutan -0.3% compare
- 184 Malaysia -0.3% compare
- 186 Eswatini -0.3% compare
- 187 Equatorial Guinea -0.3% compare
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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia was -0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 185th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.