Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 17,377 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Tunisia stood at 17,377 ha.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Tunisia peaked at 110,000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 1986.
That places Tunisia 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 60,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 80,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 110,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1966 | 75,000 ha | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 70,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 75,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 40,000 ha | -46.7% |
| 1970 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 33,000 ha | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 30,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 27,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 30,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 32,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 33,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 34,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 34,400 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 30,000 ha | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 18,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18,059 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 25,179 ha | +39.4% |
| 1992 | 25,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,195 ha | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 27,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 30,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 32,125 ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 34,021 ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 37,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 37,487 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38,915 ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 43,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 40,807 ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 41,229 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 45,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 38,662 ha | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 33,360 ha | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 29,509 ha | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 26,576 ha | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 21,953 ha | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 20,625 ha | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 19,541 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 18,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,100 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17,900 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 21,037 ha | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 18,993 ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 18,814 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,667 ha | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 16,819 ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 18,034 ha | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 19,248 ha | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 16,808 ha | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 17,377 ha | +3.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 17,377 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,510 ha, 5.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 17,377 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 813 ha, 21.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,556 ha | 40,000 ha | 110,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,900 ha | 25,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,340 ha | 15,000 ha | 34,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,307 ha | 18,059 ha | 37,487 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,901 ha | 21,953 ha | 45,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,668 ha | 15,667 ha | 21,037 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,657 ha | 16,808 ha | 19,248 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
- 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 17,550 ha compare
- 23 Hungary 14,730 ha compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 11,070 ha compare
- 25 Peru 9,651 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- 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)
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Tunisia?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Tunisia was 17,377 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 110,000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 1986.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Tunisia ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.