Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 3,500 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Tunisia stood at 3,500 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Tunisia peaked at 7,350 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1997.
Tunisia ranks 29th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,209 ha | — |
| 1962 | 916 ha | -58.5% |
| 1963 | 3,000 ha | +227.5% |
| 1964 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 2,500 ha | -37.5% |
| 1966 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,600 ha | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 2,800 ha | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,600 ha | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 3,500 ha | +34.6% |
| 1978 | 2,800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,400 ha | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 1,300 ha | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 900 ha | -30.8% |
| 1983 | 1,400 ha | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,667 ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 4,350 ha | +160.9% |
| 1990 | 4,320 ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3,280 ha | -24.1% |
| 1992 | 3,500 ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | -42.9% |
| 1994 | 3,200 ha | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 1,350 ha | -57.8% |
| 1996 | 7,350 ha | +444.4% |
| 1997 | 200 ha | -97.3% |
| 1998 | 1,200 ha | +500.0% |
| 1999 | 2,040 ha | +70.0% |
| 2000 | 1,100 ha | -46.1% |
| 2001 | 1,500 ha | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 970 ha | -35.3% |
| 2003 | 1,460 ha | +50.5% |
| 2004 | 3,600 ha | +146.6% |
| 2005 | 700 ha | -80.6% |
| 2006 | 2,540 ha | +262.9% |
| 2007 | 3,100 ha | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 3,450 ha | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 2,650 ha | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 1,350 ha | -49.1% |
| 2011 | 2,705 ha | +100.4% |
| 2012 | 3,168 ha | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 3,750 ha | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 1,745 ha | -53.5% |
| 2015 | 724 ha | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 5,994 ha | +727.9% |
| 2017 | 2,755 ha | -54.0% |
| 2018 | 3,158 ha | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 3,969 ha | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 3,294 ha | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 3,473 ha | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3,579 ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,449 ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3,500 ha | +1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3,500 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,114 ha, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3,500 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 2.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +727.9% | 724 ha | 5,994 ha |
| 1998 | +500.0% | 200 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 1996 | +444.4% | 1,350 ha | 7,350 ha |
| 2006 | +262.9% | 700 ha | 2,540 ha |
| 1963 | +227.5% | 916 ha | 3,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,625 ha | 916 ha | 4,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,890 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,712 ha | 900 ha | 4,350 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,844 ha | 200 ha | 7,350 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,107 ha | 700 ha | 3,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,932 ha | 724 ha | 5,994 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,459 ha | 3,294 ha | 3,579 ha | 5 |
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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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Tunisia?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Tunisia was 3,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,350 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1997.
- How does Tunisia rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Tunisia ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. 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, published as part of Lentils, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.