Environment in Tunisia

2,590 indicators covering environment for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 69,191 t 2023 up 16.0% 82nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 13.98 kg/ha 2023 up 20.1% 133rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 15,892 t 2023 up 82.2% 44th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.21 kg/ha 2023 up 88.7% 87th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -20,144 t 2023 down 6.3% 156th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -4.07 kg/ha 2023 down 10.2% 138th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 37.34 % 2023 down 21.1% 131st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 48.37 % 2023 down 27.2% 127th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 253.58 % 2023 up 7.2% 17th
Arable land use per person 0.2321 hectares per person 2023 down 9.4% 49th
Forest area 687,490 hectares 2025 down 2.5% 135th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 1.5% 135th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.77 2023 down 191.6% 177th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.5% 41st
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 84.6% 125th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 98.9% 126th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 39.7% 16th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 20.5% 7th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 61.9% 7th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.7% 78th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.1% 22nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 190.4% 113th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.4% 53rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 50.9% 95th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 52.6% 58th
Plywood and LVL — Production 30,000 m3 2024 up 650.0% 79th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -18.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 266.6% 150th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.9% 6th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 53.9% 2nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0059 1000 USD per person 2024 up 69.0% 43rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0046 t per person 2024 up 64.4% 51st
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 61.8% 83rd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0319 t per square kilometre 2023 down 64.0% 78th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 1.2% 42nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 4.78 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 31st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.5% 26th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 99.8% 76th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 58.91 % change on previous year 2024 up 988.5% 31st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 22 t 2024 up 450.0% 77th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 25 1000 USD 2024 up 108.3% 77th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -16.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 139.6% 152nd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1614 m3 per person 2024 down 36.5% 95th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.2219 m3 per person 2024 down 30.7% 87th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1718 m3 per person 2024 down 35.3% 108th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.2466 m3 per person 2024 down 29.0% 109th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -19.88 % change on previous year 2024 down 299.4% 151st
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 127,543 t 2024 up 117.3% 50th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 54,769 1000 USD 2024 up 47.4% 59th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 68.8% 117th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0009 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 37.2% 121st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 81.6% 25th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 77.0% 32nd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 5,639 t 2024 down 59.4% 87th
Recovered paper — Import value 1,676 1000 USD 2024 down 41.5% 80th
Annual change in forest area -2,302 hectares 2025 down 867.3% 171st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.3% 2025 down 886.8% 186th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.3% 2025 down 886.8% 185th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -2,302 hectares 2025 down 867.3% 171st