Forest land — Share in Land area in Tunisia

Tunisia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 4.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.44 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
202nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
4.54 %
in 2014
All-time low
4.15 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Tunisia, 1990–2024

0123451990200720241990: 4.2 %1991: 4.2 %1992: 4.2 %1993: 4.2 %1994: 4.2 %1995: 4.2 %1996: 4.2 %1997: 4.2 %1998: 4.3 %1999: 4.3 %2000: 4.3 %2001: 4.3 %2002: 4.3 %2003: 4.4 %2004: 4.4 %2005: 4.4 %2006: 4.4 %2007: 4.5 %2008: 4.5 %2009: 4.5 %2010: 4.5 %2011: 4.5 %2012: 4.5 %2013: 4.5 %2014: 4.5 %2015: 4.5 %2016: 4.5 %2017: 4.5 %2018: 4.5 %2019: 4.5 %2020: 4.5 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 4.5 %2023: 4.5 %2024: 4.4 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.88 % compare
  2. 200 Bahrain 4.86 % compare
  3. 201 United Arab Emirates 4.57 % compare
  4. 203 Pakistan 4.11 % compare
  5. 204 Tajikistan 3.06 % compare
  6. 205 Chad 2.97 % compare

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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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.