Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Tunisia
Tunisia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9.06 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Tunisia peaked at 9.91 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.23 %, in 1969.
Tunisia ranks 112th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 % | 2.23 % | 2.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.21 % | 4.01 % | 4.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.95 % | 5.17 % | 6.85 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.63 % | 7.26 % | 7.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 % | 7.9 % | 9.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.29 % | 8.77 % | 9.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 % | 8.95 % | 9.06 % | 5 |
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- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 40,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,324 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 679 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Tunisia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Tunisia was 9.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 % in 1969.
- How does Tunisia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Tunisia ranks 112th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.