Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Tunisia

Arable land in Tunisia in 2023 — 2,831,300 ha. Ranked 69 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8.7%.

2023 2.83M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 69of 206
Period maximum 3.53M ha1977
Period minimum 2.56M ha2016

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Tunisia, 1961–20232.5M2.75M3M3.25M3.5M3.75M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,100,000 ha1963: 3,100,000 ha1965: 3,180,000 ha1967: 3,180,000 ha1969: 3,186,000 ha1971: 3,200,000 ha1973: 3,290,000 ha1975: 3,410,000 ha1977: 3,527,000 ha1979: 3,406,000 ha1981: 3,170,000 ha1983: 3,140,000 ha1985: 3,070,000 ha1987: 2,980,000 ha1989: 2,910,000 ha1991: 2,908,000 ha1993: 2,987,000 ha1995: 2,842,000 ha1997: 2,845,000 ha1999: 2,909,000 ha2001: 2,774,000 ha2003: 2,790,000 ha2005: 2,730,000 ha2007: 2,733,000 ha2009: 2,707,000 ha2011: 2,839,000 ha2013: 2,853,000 ha2015: 2,570,000 ha2017: 2,606,900 ha2019: 2,569,600 ha2021: 2,831,300 ha2023: 2,831,300 ha
Change over the period: −268,700 (−8.67%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 2.83M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Northern Africa computed 43.05M ha
Arable land — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2.83M +0 +0%
2022 2.83M +0 +0%
2021 2.83M +0 +0%
2020 2.83M +261,700 +10.18%
2019 2.57M +0 +0%
2018 2.57M −37,300 −1.43%
2017 2.61M +43,300 +1.69%
2016 2.56M −6,400 −0.25%
2015 2.57M −18,000 −0.7%
2014 2.59M −265,000 −9.29%
2013 2.85M +5,000 +0.18%
2012 2.85M +9,000 +0.32%
2011 2.84M +16,000 +0.57%
2010 2.82M +116,000 +4.29%
2009 2.71M −128,000 −4.51%
2008 2.84M +102,000 +3.73%
2007 2.73M −30,000 −1.09%
2006 2.76M +33,000 +1.21%
2005 2.73M −61,000 −2.19%
2004 2.79M +1,000 +0.04%
2003 2.79M +19,000 +0.69%
2002 2.77M −3,000 −0.11%
2001 2.77M −90,000 −3.14%
2000 2.86M −45,000 −1.55%
1999 2.91M +30,000 +1.04%
1998 2.88M +34,000 +1.2%
1997 2.85M +0 +0%
1996 2.85M +3,000 +0.11%
1995 2.84M +12,000 +0.42%
1994 2.83M −157,000 −5.26%
1993 2.99M +79,000 +2.72%
1992 2.91M +0 +0%
1991 2.91M −1,000 −0.03%
1990 2.91M −1,000 −0.03%
1989 2.91M −26,000 −0.89%
1988 2.94M −44,000 −1.48%
1987 2.98M −50,000 −1.65%
1986 3.03M −40,000 −1.3%
1985 3.07M −50,000 −1.6%
1984 3.12M −20,000 −0.64%
1983 3.14M −20,000 −0.63%
1982 3.16M −10,000 −0.32%
1981 3.17M −21,000 −0.66%
1980 3.19M −215,000 −6.31%
1979 3.41M −7,000 −0.21%
1978 3.41M −114,000 −3.23%
1977 3.53M +47,000 +1.35%
1976 3.48M +70,000 +2.05%
1975 3.41M +70,000 +2.1%
1974 3.34M +50,000 +1.52%
1973 3.29M +60,000 +1.86%
1972 3.23M +30,000 +0.94%
1971 3.2M +7,000 +0.22%
1970 3.19M +7,000 +0.22%
1969 3.19M +6,000 +0.19%
1968 3.18M +0 +0%
1967 3.18M +0 +0%
1966 3.18M +0 +0%
1965 3.18M +0 +0%
1964 3.18M +80,000 +2.58%
1963 3.1M +0 +0%
1962 3.1M +0 +0%
1961 3.1M

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.