Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia
Tunisia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.3455 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.3455 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia peaked at 0.3455 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0897, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 89th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0897 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0927 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1003 | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1053 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1176 | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1334 | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1502 | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1571 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1603 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1442 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1507 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1579 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1558 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1565 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1574 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1569 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1605 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1623 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1678 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1669 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1657 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1545 | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1543 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1563 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1588 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1564 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1482 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1397 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.145 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1535 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1595 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1813 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1893 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1819 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1801 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1776 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.177 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1778 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.176 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1807 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1886 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1989 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2049 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2089 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2038 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2147 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2244 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2164 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2261 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2224 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2241 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2273 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2318 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3423 | +47.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3455 | +0.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3455 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1118, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3455 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2499, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +47.6% | 0.2318 | 0.3423 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.123 | 0.0897 | 0.1603 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1559 | 0.1442 | 0.1623 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1587 | 0.1482 | 0.1678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1692 | 0.1397 | 0.1893 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1931 | 0.176 | 0.2145 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2475 | 0.2147 | 0.3455 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Tunisia was 0.3455 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3455 in 2019.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0897 in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.