Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia stood at 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 37 Spain 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominica 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guinea 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.