Agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.7951 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7951 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 2 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7951 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.95 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.94 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.91 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.87 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.83 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.79 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.77 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.76 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.72 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.7 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.67 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.63 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.54 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.48 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.37 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.35 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.32 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.29 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.25 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.21 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9921 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9872 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9865 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9781 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9624 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9791 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9714 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9669 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9579 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9478 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.939 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9372 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9191 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9324 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9252 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9012 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8924 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8658 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8625 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8416 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8363 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8245 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8169 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8101 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8051 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8004 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7951 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.9865 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9559 hectares per person | 0.9191 hectares per person | 0.9791 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8699 hectares per person | 0.8169 hectares per person | 0.9324 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8027 hectares per person | 0.7951 hectares per person | 0.8101 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Tunisia was 0.7951 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7951 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.