What is the highest surface area recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 163,610 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 163,610 sq. km in 1961.

How does Tunisia rank for surface area?

Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Tunisia

Name: Surface area in Tunisia
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tunisia: Surface area was 163,610 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

163,610 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

92nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

163,610 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

163,610 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area 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 sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Tunisia stood at 163,610 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Tunisia peaked at 163,610 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 163,610 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Tunisia 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	9
1970s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	10
1980s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	10
1990s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	10
2000s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	10
2010s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	10
2020s	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	163,610 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

89 Cambodia 181,040 sq. km compare
90 Uruguay 176,220 sq. km compare
91 Suriname 163,820 sq. km compare
93 Bangladesh 147,570 sq. km compare
94 Nepal 147,180 sq. km compare
95 Dominican Republic 146,839 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Tunisia?: Surface area in Tunisia was 163,610 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 163,610 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 163,610 sq. km in 1961.
How does Tunisia rank for surface area?: Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.