Agricultural land per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Agricultural land per capita was 0.7951 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7951 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 226 countries
All-time high
2 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.7951 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7951 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Tunisia peaked at 2 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7951 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 58th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.95 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.94 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.91 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.87 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.83 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.79 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.77 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.76 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.72 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.7 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.67 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.63 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.57 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.54 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.48 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.44 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.37 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.35 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.32 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.29 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.25 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.21 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.18 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9921 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9872 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9865 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9781 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9624 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9791 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9714 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9669 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9579 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9478 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.939 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9372 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9191 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9324 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9252 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9012 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8924 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8658 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8625 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8416 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8363 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8245 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8169 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8101 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8051 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8004 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7951 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.7951 hectares per capita is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4645 hectares per capita, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.7951 hectares per capita is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2103 hectares per capita, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 hectares per capita | 1.77 hectares per capita | 2 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 hectares per capita | 1.44 hectares per capita | 1.76 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 hectares per capita | 1.13 hectares per capita | 1.37 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per capita | 0.9865 hectares per capita | 1.1 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9559 hectares per capita | 0.9191 hectares per capita | 0.9791 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8699 hectares per capita | 0.8169 hectares per capita | 0.9324 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8027 hectares per capita | 0.7951 hectares per capita | 0.8101 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4009 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7856 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Tunisia?
- Agricultural land per capita in Tunisia was 0.7951 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7951 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 58th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.