Forest land — Area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Forest land — Area was 687.49 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 687.49 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Tunisia peaked at 704.93 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 643.98 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 140th out of 231 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 | 654.72 1000 ha | 643.98 1000 ha | 665.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 683.86 1000 ha | 667.84 1000 ha | 699.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 703.29 1000 ha | 700.19 1000 ha | 704.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 693.25 1000 ha | 687.49 1000 ha | 699 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 137 Montenegro 827 1000 ha compare
- 138 Belgium-Luxembourg 754.92 1000 ha compare
- 139 Iraq 692.55 1000 ha compare
- 141 El Salvador 684.84 1000 ha compare
- 142 Belgium 670.52 1000 ha compare
- 143 Denmark 642.56 1000 ha compare
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 forest land — area in Tunisia?
- Forest land — area in Tunisia was 687.49 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 704.93 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 643.98 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for forest land — area?
- Tunisia ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.