Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3433 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.3433 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.4129 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0207 tonnes per person, in 1964.
That places Tunisia 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.107 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -55.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -47.3% |
| 1965 | 0.052 tonnes per person | +150.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0941 tonnes per person | +87.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0905 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0584 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +69.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1263 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1397 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1416 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1498 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1623 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.15 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1735 tonnes per person | +74.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2667 tonnes per person | +77.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2049 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1736 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1096 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1179 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1189 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1777 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 1995 | 0.295 tonnes per person | +66.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | -54.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2106 tonnes per person | +57.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2061 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.211 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2572 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2929 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3577 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2313 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.198 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.241 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2703 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3014 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2923 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1886 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3768 tonnes per person | +99.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2891 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3082 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3243 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3266 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3678 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4129 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3694 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.335 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3372 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3745 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3703 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3232 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3433 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3433 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3433 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +150.8% | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.052 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0676 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.107 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0846 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 0.1397 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1624 tonnes per person | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 0.2667 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 0.1096 tonnes per person | 0.295 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2631 tonnes per person | 0.1886 tonnes per person | 0.3577 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3447 tonnes per person | 0.2891 tonnes per person | 0.4129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3528 tonnes per person | 0.3232 tonnes per person | 0.3745 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tunisia was 0.3433 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4129 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.