Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Tunisia 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 39 Colombia 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Congo 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.