What is the difference in forest area between Eritrea and Tunisia?

505,200 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tunisia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Tunisia: Forest area

Eritrea

1.53 million hectares

in 2011

Tunisia

1.02 million hectares

in 2011

Eritrea rank

35th

Tunisia rank

38th

Forest area over time

Eritrea
Tunisia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.53 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Tunisia, a difference of 505,200 hectares.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Tunisia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 35th and Tunisia ranks 38th of 53 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.59 million hectares	759,400 hectares	834,600 hectares	Eritrea
2000s	1.56 million hectares	914,300 hectares	641,900 hectares	Eritrea
2010s	1.53 million hectares	1.01 million hectares	515,600 hectares	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Eritrea or Tunisia?: Eritrea, at 1.53 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Tunisia as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Eritrea and Tunisia?: 505,200 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tunisia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Tunisia rank globally for forest area?: Eritrea ranks 35th and Tunisia ranks 38th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.