Cereal yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereal yields was 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.89 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 45.4%
World rank
128th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.4992 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.89 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Tunisia peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4992 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Tunisia 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4992 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7295 tonnes per hectare | +46.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7496 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7388 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6188 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6626 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5535 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7139 tonnes per hectare | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9054 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8253 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8138 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 0.734 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7127 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6675 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | +53.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9717 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5829 tonnes per hectare | -46.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7169 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +51.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7585 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 1987 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +52.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6428 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +78.1% |
| 1991 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9845 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +74.2% |
| 2002 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +58.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +59.1% |
| 2020 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +45.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.89 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.89 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6705 tonnes per hectare | 0.4992 tonnes per hectare | 0.7496 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7455 tonnes per hectare | 0.5535 tonnes per hectare | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | 0.5829 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.9845 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Tunisia?
- Cereal yields in Tunisia was 1.89 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4992 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereal yields?
- Tunisia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.