Temporary crops — Area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Temporary crops — Area was 1,472 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Tunisia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1,472 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Tunisia peaked at 2,227 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,300 1000 ha, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 94th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,702 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,651 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,916 1000 ha | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 2,079 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,817 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,977 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1,835 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1,896 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,838 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,954 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,025 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,001 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,708 1000 ha | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 1,804 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1,300 1000 ha | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 1,944 1000 ha | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 1,990 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,965 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,965 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,227 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 1,879 1000 ha | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 1,472 1000 ha | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1,472 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,472 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,472 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,271 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1,472 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,857 1000 ha | 1,651 1000 ha | 2,079 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,866 1000 ha | 1,300 1000 ha | 2,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,704 1000 ha | 1,472 1000 ha | 2,227 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 91 Greece 1,667 1000 ha compare
- 92 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,651 1000 ha compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 1,584 1000 ha compare
- 95 Uruguay 1,416 1000 ha compare
- 96 Central African Republic 1,402 1000 ha compare
- 97 Libya 1,339 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Tunisia?
- Temporary crops — area in Tunisia was 1,472 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Tunisia ranks 94th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — Area. 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.