Forest area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Forest area was 7,073 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Tunisia is 7,073 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tunisia peaked at 7,073 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,440 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,547 sq. km | 6,440 sq. km | 6,655 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,767 sq. km | 6,678 sq. km | 6,855 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,943 sq. km | 6,874 sq. km | 7,012 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,050 sq. km | 7,027 sq. km | 7,073 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 forest area in Tunisia?
- Forest area in Tunisia was 7,073 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,073 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,440 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for forest area?
- Tunisia ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.