Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia
Tunisia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 150,720 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia is 150,720 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia peaked at 158,660 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73,950 hectares, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,966 hectares | 73,950 hectares | 103,983 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,610 hectares | 107,320 hectares | 147,901 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,549 hectares | 152,410 hectares | 158,660 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,100 hectares | 150,720 hectares | 157,480 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tunisia was 150,720 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,660 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,950 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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