Chad vs Tunisia: Arable and permanent cropland

Chad
4.93 million hectares
in 2011
Tunisia
5.23 million hectares
in 2011
Chad rank
19th
Tunisia rank
18th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

  • Chad
  • Tunisia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119862011

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 5.23 million hectares against 4.93 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 301,000 hectares.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 18th of 52 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.90 million hectares 4.32 million hectares 1.42 million hectares Tunisia
1970s 3.00 million hectares 4.90 million hectares 1.90 million hectares Tunisia
1980s 3.18 million hectares 4.86 million hectares 1.68 million hectares Tunisia
1990s 3.46 million hectares 4.91 million hectares 1.44 million hectares Tunisia
2000s 4.10 million hectares 4.94 million hectares 848,300 hectares Tunisia
2010s 4.73 million hectares 5.21 million hectares 477,500 hectares Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Chad or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 5.23 million hectares against 4.93 million hectares in Chad as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Chad and Tunisia?
301,000 hectares, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tunisia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Chad and Tunisia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
Chad ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 18th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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