Share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.0% for share of global annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 53rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +44.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 50 El Salvador 0.1% compare
- 51 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 52 Togo 0.0% compare
- 54 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 55 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 56 Germany 0.0% 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Tunisia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.