Share global forest in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share global forest was 0.0166 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0166
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0169
in 2015
All-time low
0.0148
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Tunisia stood at 0.0166.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Tunisia peaked at 0.0169 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0148, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 135th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0148 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0149 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.015 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0151 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0157 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.016 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0168 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0166 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0166 | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0166 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0166 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0152 | 0.0148 | 0.0157 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 | 0.0158 | 0.0166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 | 0.0167 | 0.0169 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 | 0.0166 | 0.0168 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3847 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Tunisia?
- Share global forest in Tunisia was 0.0166 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for share global forest?
- Tunisia ranks 135th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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