What is land area in Tunisia?

Land area in Tunisia was 15.54 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 15.54 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.54 million hectares in 1961.

How does Tunisia rank for land area?

Tunisia ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Tunisia

Name: Land area in Tunisia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tunisia: Land area was 15.54 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

15.54 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

34th

of 53 countries

All-time high

15.54 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

15.54 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Tunisia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Tunisia stood at 15.54 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Tunisia peaked at 15.54 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.54 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Tunisia 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	9
1970s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	10
1980s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	10
1990s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	10
2000s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	10
2010s	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	15.54 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

31 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
32 Uganda 19.98 million hectares compare
33 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare
35 Benin 11.28 million hectares compare
36 Eritrea 10.10 million hectares compare
37 Liberia 9.63 million hectares compare

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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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.29 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 10.29 (2025)
Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Tunisia?: Land area in Tunisia was 15.54 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 15.54 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.54 million hectares in 1961.
How does Tunisia rank for land area?: Tunisia ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.