Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 159.79 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Tunisia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Tunisia stood at 159.79 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Tunisia peaked at 207.66 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 137.87 1000 ha, in 2001.
Tunisia ranks 138th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 137.87 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 142.76 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 150.74 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 156.66 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 154.44 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 157.92 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 169.76 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 166.09 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 190.66 1000 ha | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 193.9 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 207.66 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 205.87 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 192.06 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 181.74 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 184.84 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 172.91 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 164.92 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 152.42 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 161.08 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 165.32 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 161.36 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 158.17 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 163.87 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 159.79 1000 ha | -2.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 159.79 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 159.79 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.91 1000 ha, 9.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158.54 1000 ha | 137.87 1000 ha | 190.66 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 181.74 1000 ha | 152.42 1000 ha | 207.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.7 1000 ha | 158.17 1000 ha | 165.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 135 French Polynesia 205.61 1000 ha compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 191.7 1000 ha compare
- 137 Luxembourg 163.46 1000 ha compare
- 139 Réunion 157.73 1000 ha compare
- 140 Cyprus 155.16 1000 ha compare
- 141 French Southern Territories 143.84 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Tunisia?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Tunisia was 159.79 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 207.66 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 137.87 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Tunisia rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Tunisia ranks 138th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.