Cotton yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cotton yields was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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 1.92 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Tunisia peaked at 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Tunisia ranks 33rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 30 Sri Lanka 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 North Korea 1.99 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Botswana 1.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Ghana 1.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Philippines 1.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 El Salvador 1.77 tonnes per hectare 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 cotton yields in Tunisia?
- Cotton yields in Tunisia was 1.92 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 cotton yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Tunisia rank for cotton yields?
- Tunisia ranks 33rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.