Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 795,426 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Tunisia stood at 795,426 ha.
The figure is up 68.9% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Tunisia peaked at 2.00 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 446,230 ha, in 2002.
That places Tunisia 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.59 million ha | +42.6% |
| 1964 | 1.44 million ha | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 1.54 million ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 1.17 million ha | -24.1% |
| 1967 | 1.10 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 1.16 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 954,400 ha | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 1.27 million ha | +33.4% |
| 1971 | 1.17 million ha | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 1.36 million ha | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 1.37 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.36 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million ha | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 1.44 million ha | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 1.64 million ha | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million ha | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million ha | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million ha | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 1.47 million ha | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 1.93 million ha | +31.6% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million ha | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 1.66 million ha | +61.2% |
| 1988 | 480,900 ha | -71.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million ha | +112.1% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million ha | +41.8% |
| 1991 | 1.67 million ha | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 1.46 million ha | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million ha | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 759,800 ha | -52.6% |
| 1995 | 583,404 ha | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 2.00 million ha | +243.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million ha | -48.9% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million ha | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million ha | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million ha | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 811,227 ha | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 446,230 ha | -45.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million ha | +242.8% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million ha | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 834,169 ha | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million ha | +63.9% |
| 2010 | 657,256 ha | -51.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million ha | +108.4% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million ha | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 859,541 ha | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million ha | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million ha | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 470,897 ha | -54.9% |
| 2024 | 795,426 ha | +68.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 795,426 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 795,426 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 5.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +243.1% | 583,404 ha | 2.00 million ha |
| 2003 | +242.8% | 446,230 ha | 1.53 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million ha | 954,400 ha | 1.59 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 1.64 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million ha | 480,900 ha | 1.93 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million ha | 583,404 ha | 2.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million ha | 446,230 ha | 1.65 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million ha | 657,256 ha | 1.38 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 929,947 ha | 470,897 ha | 1.18 million ha | 5 |
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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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Tunisia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Tunisia was 795,426 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 446,230 ha in 2002.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.