Cropland — Area per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.4 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.4 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.98 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Tunisia 30th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.94 ha/cap | 0.89 ha/cap | 0.98 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.851 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 0.91 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.665 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.542 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.485 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.446 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 443 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 825 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,756 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,772 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Tunisia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Tunisia was 0.4 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Tunisia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 30th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.