Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Tunisia
Tunisia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 3,543 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Tunisia stood at 3,543 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Tunisia peaked at 3,543 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1972.
That places Tunisia 78th out of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 570 ha | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 490 ha | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 254 ha | -48.2% |
| 1965 | 200 ha | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 150 ha | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 50 ha | -66.7% |
| 1968 | 100 ha | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 350 ha | +250.0% |
| 1970 | 100 ha | -71.4% |
| 1971 | 350 ha | +250.0% |
| 1972 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 228 ha | — |
| 1989 | 270 ha | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 700 ha | +159.3% |
| 1991 | 872 ha | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 800 ha | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 900 ha | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +122.2% |
| 1995 | 2,649 ha | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 2,895 ha | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 2,000 ha | -30.9% |
| 1998 | 1,836 ha | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2,000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,944 ha | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,251 ha | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 2,800 ha | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 3,015 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,842 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2,300 ha | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2,625 ha | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 3,543 ha | +35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 312.67 ha | 50 ha | 650 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 45 ha | 0 ha | 350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8 ha | 0 ha | 270 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,665 ha | 700 ha | 2,895 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,000 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,555 ha | 1,944 ha | 3,015 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,594 ha | 2,200 ha | 3,543 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Tunisia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Tunisia was 3,543 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,543 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.