Cereal production in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereal production was 1.50 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Tunisia stood at 1.50 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 145.6% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Tunisia peaked at 2.90 million tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 450,000 tonnes, in 1988.
Tunisia ranks 97th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 841,532 tonnes | 561,618 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million tonnes | 704,400 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million tonnes | 450,000 tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million tonnes | 647,471 tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million tonnes | 550,526 tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million tonnes | 612,415 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 94 Zambia 1.76 million tonnes compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.55 million tonnes compare
- 96 Togo 1.53 million tonnes compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 1.50 million tonnes compare
- 99 Turkmenistan 1.49 million tonnes compare
- 100 Zimbabwe 1.34 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Tunisia?
- Cereal production in Tunisia was 1.50 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,000 tonnes in 1988.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereal production?
- Tunisia ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.