Arable land in Tunisia
Tunisia: Arable land was 0.2321 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.2321 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Tunisia peaked at 0.7182 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2164 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Tunisia 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6859 hectares per person | 0.6366 hectares per person | 0.7182 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5816 hectares per person | 0.5275 hectares per person | 0.6222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.357 hectares per person | 0.483 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3199 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.3494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.2542 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2374 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2343 hectares per person | 0.2321 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.50 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Tunisia?
- Arable land in Tunisia was 0.2321 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7182 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2164 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Tunisia rank for arable land?
- Tunisia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.