Forest land — Share in Land area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 4.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Tunisia is 4.44 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Tunisia peaked at 4.54 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.15 %, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 202nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 % | 4.15 % | 4.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 % | 4.3 % | 4.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 % | 4.51 % | 4.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % | 4.44 % | 4.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.88 % compare
- 200 Bahrain 4.86 % compare
- 201 United Arab Emirates 4.57 % compare
- 203 Pakistan 4.11 % compare
- 204 Tajikistan 3.06 % compare
- 205 Chad 2.97 % 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 — share in land area in Tunisia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Tunisia was 4.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 % in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Tunisia ranks 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 — Share in 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.