Forest area km in Tunisia
Tunisia: Forest area km was 687,490 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
687,490
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
135th
of 235 countries
All-time high
704,930
in 2015
All-time low
643,980
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Tunisia stood at 687,490.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Tunisia peaked at 704,930 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 643,980, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 135th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 643,980 | — |
| 1991 | 646,366 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 648,752 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 651,138 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 653,524 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 655,910 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 658,296 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 660,682 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 663,068 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 665,454 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 667,840 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 671,399 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 674,958 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 678,517 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 682,076 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 685,635 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 689,194 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 692,753 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 696,312 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 699,871 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 703,430 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 703,730 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 704,030 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 704,330 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 704,630 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 704,930 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 703,744 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 702,558 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 701,372 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 700,186 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 699,000 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 696,698 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 694,396 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 692,094 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 689,792 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 687,490 | -0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 687,490 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 687,490 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 654,717 | 643,980 | 665,454 | 10 |
| 2000s | 683,856 | 667,840 | 699,871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 703,294 | 700,186 | 704,930 | 10 |
| 2020s | 693,245 | 687,490 | 699,000 | 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 forest area km in Tunisia?
- Forest area km in Tunisia was 687,490 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 704,930 in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 643,980 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for forest area km?
- Tunisia ranks 135th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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