Land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia
Tunisia: Land area equipped for irrigation was 459,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia stood at 459,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia peaked at 459,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 100,000 hectares, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200,000 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 205,000 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 210,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 220,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 230,000 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 243,000 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 253,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 262,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 297,000 hectares | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 308,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 320,000 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 330,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 340,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 352,000 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 363,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 375,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 385,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 374,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 364,000 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 352,000 hectares | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 361,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 380,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 383,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 387,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 390,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 394,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 395,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 396,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 397,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 402,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 418,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 428,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 432,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 445,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 450,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 457,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 459,000 hectares | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 206,500 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 230,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,800 hectares | 243,000 hectares | 363,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 375,100 hectares | 352,000 hectares | 390,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,700 hectares | 394,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 458,000 hectares | 457,000 hectares | 459,000 hectares | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Tunisia was 459,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 459,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Tunisia ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.